1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 342 Bruce's Academic Achievements Summary! Undisputed! Fellow of the Royal Society!
November 1913, 3, Royal Society of London.

Less than half a year had passed since the end of the Second Bruce Conference, and a strong intellectual atmosphere still lingered in the auditorium.

Fellows of the Royal Society of the United Kingdom are now gathered together for the annual selection of fellows.

As the most authoritative academic institution in the world today, the Royal Society of London has gone through hundreds of years of ups and downs.

It has always implemented the concept of the supremacy of truth and has become a holy place in the minds of countless scholars.

At this moment, there were more than 300 academicians in the auditorium, and many of them were in other countries and could not make it.

This number may not mean much in later generations, but in this era, it seems huge.

This is mainly because the Royal Society covers a very wide range of research, basically covering all areas of natural science.

Although as early as 1800, the Royal Society had more than 500 Fellows.

But the system was imperfect at that time, and there was a mix of good and bad products, and more than half of them were smuggled.

After drastic reforms and elimination of the dross, the number of academicians has decreased, but the quality has improved.

Therefore, the academicians present are all leaders in their respective fields and have made contributions to British science.

In the front seat, Crookes was chatting with Thomson, Rutherford and others.

If we were to select the most famous members of the Royal Society today, those who have won the Nobel Prize would undoubtedly be among the best.

Thomson won the Nobel Prize in Physics, Rutherford and Ramsay won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and Ross won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Of course, there are also Nobel Prize reserves like Old Prague.

Crooks seemed to be in a good mood today. He smiled and said:

"It seems that the selection criteria for the Royal Society will be raised in the future."

“Otherwise there would be too many academicians.”

"I heard that the academies of science in Germany and France have already started planning in this area."

"They are preparing to streamline the structure and personnel of the Academy of Sciences to make it a truly supreme academic institution."

“It’s indeed easier to discover new results in this era of scientific explosion,” Thomson said with a smile.

“Think about the past. Without the latest tools, it would have been impossible to conduct research.”

"Nowadays, all kinds of new instruments and equipment are emerging one after another."

“The laboratories are getting bigger.”

Ross, 56, took over and said: "It's you physics guys who are exploding, and we can only admire them from the sidelines."

Several people laughed.

Ross is vice-president of the Royal Society and a microbiologist.

He won the Nobel Prize for his discovery that mosquitoes can transmit malaria.

Don't underestimate this achievement.

In this era, more than 300 million people die from malaria each year worldwide.

Regardless of his personal safety, Ross led the expedition team deep into West Africa. After several months of investigation, he finally made a major discovery.

He discovered oocysts of human Plasmodium in the gastrointestinal tract of mosquitoes, confirming the hypothesis that malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes.

This laid a solid foundation for his later research on how to prevent malaria.

It can be said that Ross's achievements were entirely achieved at the cost of his life.

And it can save many lives.

A movie that Li Qiwei watched later was called "The Veil", which tells a similar story.

Therefore, Thomson and others admired the vice president very much.

They are physicists, and from a safety perspective, they are far superior to microbiologists like Ross.

Thompson smiled and said, "Professor Ross, why don't I suggest that Bruce switch to studying biology."

"I think my colleagues will agree and thank me."

"Because I moved a mountain for them."

"They can finally have their day."

Everyone laughed.

They already knew that Thomson had nominated Bruce as a foreign member.

And today is election day.

Soon, Crookes, President of the Royal Society of London, walked up to the podium and presided over the meeting.

The annual academician election meeting has established fixed systems and procedures.

Under Crookes's chairmanship, the meeting proceeded in an orderly manner.

Soon, it was time for the final election of foreign academicians.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there is only one person nominated as a foreign member of the Royal Society this year."

"He was nominated by fellow academicians such as Thomson, Rutherford, and Bragg for Bruce Lee."

"Please have the nominator read out Professor Thomson's personal and achievements introduction."

At the formal occasions of the society, Crookes did not give special treatment to Ridgway, but followed the procedures to let the academicians know the candidate's achievements.

However, many people in the audience thought this was completely unnecessary.

Among the hundreds of people present, there was no one who didn't know Bruce Lee.

After Thompson came on stage, he took out a draft he had prepared in advance and began to explain the reasons for his nomination.

"Bruce Lee, candidate for foreign fellow of the Royal Society in 1913."

"His Chinese name is Li Qiwei, his nationality is Republic of China, he is 33 years old, and he is currently the head of the Physics Department at King's College London."

"In 1902, he was awarded the lower order of the Order of the British Empire by the British Royal Family."

“Professor Bruce Lee’s achievements can be divided into two categories: confirmed theories and unproven hypotheses, which are summarized as follows.”

“First, the proven theory category.”

"In June 1900, he and Planck jointly proposed the concept of quantum to solve the problem of blackbody radiation."

"In September 1900, he published the principle of the photoelectric effect."

"In March 1902, he and Einstein jointly published the theory of special relativity, and independently published the mass-energy equation."

"In November 1902, the planetary model of atomic structure was published (now covered by quantum theory)."

"In August 1910, he guided his students to publish the superconductivity phenomenon and proposed the superconductivity theory."

“In March 1911, I guided students to publish the theory of quantum orbital model.”

"In July 1911, I guided students to publish the GKY effect."

"In September 1911, he proposed the quantization of orbital shape and orbital direction. He was the founder of the Bohr-Lee model and established quantum theory."

"In July 1912, he published the theory of general relativity, proposing the concepts of light bending, gravitational redshift, black holes, gravitational waves, and cosmic expansion."

It is obvious that Thomson simply regarded general relativity as a proven theory.

"The second category is the unproven hypothesis:"

"In June 1901, he proposed the wave-particle duality hypothesis of light."

"In September 1911, he proposed the hypothesis of a probabilistic interpretation of quantum theory."

"In November 1912, he proposed the Big Bang hypothesis."

"In addition, Professor Bruce Lee has also made remarkable achievements in other natural science fields."

"In December 1909, he participated in the research on the reaction conditions for the artificial synthesis of ammonia."

"In February 1910, the creation theory was proposed, the core of which was the gene mutation and gene chain hypothesis, among which the gene mutation has been confirmed."

"In November 1912, he proposed that quantum leaps lead to genetic mutations and put forward the concept of emergence."

“Finally, the Bruce Conference organized and hosted by Professor Bruce Lee has become the most authoritative conference in the field of physics.”

“Its profound impact on the academic community is inestimable.”

"That is Bruce Lee's introduction." "For the reasons stated above, I nominate him as a foreign fellow of the Royal Society."

"Please ask questions."

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When Thompson read through Li Qiwei's results one by one in chronological order, all the bigwigs present were shocked beyond words.

Everyone knew Bruce was awesome, but no one expected him to be this awesome.

The bound volume can indeed bring great shock to people.

"Oh my god, Professor Bruce is so scary."

"The key is that he is only 33 years old and has already achieved so much. It's really frustrating to compare yourself with others."

“For many people, if they can achieve just one of these results in their lifetime, it would be enough to make them famous in the academic world.”

"Did you notice that there were several years of vacancies in Professor Bruce's position?"

"I know that. At that time, he returned to his own country to engage in construction, so he delayed his academic research."

"God, I can't imagine if Bruce hadn't gone back for those years."

Even those present were bigwigs in the British scientific field, but they had to lower their noble heads at this moment.

Facing Li Qiwei, who is like the God of Science, everyone has only admiration in their hearts and not the slightest jealousy.

Because the gap has become unimaginable.

Crooks and Ross in the audience, one is the president and the other is the vice president.

The two men's faces were filled with shock, and then they smiled bitterly.

This had never happened to them since they joined the Royal Society.

The candidate's achievements completely exceed the society's entry threshold.

Even the Royal Society of London seems unworthy of the other party.

Crooks sighed to Ross beside him:
"Only when Newton was president of the Royal Society could he keep Bruce in check."

Ross was filled with emotion. Although he was not a physics major, he knew Li Qiwei's status.

Although he couldn't understand those theories, it did not affect his evaluation of their status.

Although he had won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Ross knew very well that there was no academic comparison between him and the other party.

Because Ridgway can do Ross's research work, even better than Ross.

But on the other hand, Ross couldn't even understand Ridgway's paper.

This is an objective gap that does exist and cannot be explained by simply saying that they are different professions.

Ross shook his head and smiled: "It seems that there is no suspense in today's election."

“I can’t even imagine what kind of sensation it would cause if Bruce wasn’t elected as an academician.”

Crooks smiled at that.

In fact, before this, senior government officials had approached him privately.

What was revealed surprised Crooks.

The other party actually wanted to prevent Bruce from being elected as a foreign member of the Royal Society of London.

Crooks made no comment.

Although the senior official had a good personal relationship with him, this could not change the facts of the election.

The Royal Society is not accountable to any department of government.

In other words, no one can order Crooks, the president, to do anything.

Any meetings and decisions of the society do not need to be approved by the government.

Therefore, the senior official could only use private relationships rather than administrative orders.

Crookes sighed inwardly: "No one can prevent Bruce from being elected as an academician unless he goes against scientists all over the world."

Not to mention that he has no ability, it is impossible for him to control most of the academicians of the society.

Even if there is, it would only be a laughing stock if it were revealed in the end, and the royal family would lose face.

Crookes himself would be ruined.

When Thomson read about Ridgway's academic achievements, Crookes already understood that it was impossible for him to be elected as an academician by accident.

Although the Royal Society is the most authoritative academic institution in the UK and even the world, some people are born to transcend everything.

This was true of Newton, Maxwell, and Bruce.

Their brilliance is so shining that no confinement or shackles can block it.

Not to mention the means of hiding in the dark.

Crooks could understand the concerns of his senior friends, but when faced with Ridgway, he ultimately chose to stand on the side of truth.

"At least when I'm buried, I won't regret it."

Thompson looked at the expressions of the people in the audience and a smile appeared on his face.

From the beginning, he knew there would be no surprises in today's election.

The bigwigs present are all people who have a devout attitude towards academics.

Needless to say, Bruce's achievements are not only academic, his character is even more admirable.

So in every respect, he was a perfect scholar.

Apart from the fact that he has two wives, he has been criticized by many people.

However, this is due to national conditions and is not a big deal.

Thomson sighed that his student had finally grown into a towering tree.

Bruce no longer needs any shelter.

"Thomson's student" became "Bruce's mentor".

In the audience, Rutherford looked shocked.

He knew very well that the results just announced by Professor Thomson would definitely not be the end for Bruce.

He looked at the people in the auditorium and muttered to himself.

"You probably can't imagine what kind of ambitions Bruce revealed during the first two days of the Second Bruce Conference."

"Even general relativity pales in comparison."

"These achievements are just the beginning for Bruce. His future is full of infinite possibilities."

"One day, the Royal Society will be glad that it chose Bruce as a fellow."

"Otherwise, the Royal Society will become the laughing stock of the world."

Rutherford knew that once the grand unified theory was completed by Bruce, the sensation it would cause would surpass that of general relativity.

At that time, the whole world will tremble.

Bruce is now the number one scientist.

So what will it be called then?

Rutherford even laughed at the thought.

Soon, after everyone was shocked, no one asked any questions and they went straight into the election session.

With 99% of the votes, Ridgwell was undoubtedly elected as a foreign member of the Royal Society of London.

Thomson, Rutherford and others all laughed happily.

When Ridgway learned of his selection, he was teaching students at King's College.

Bakla and other colleagues congratulated him.

Li Qiwei smiled lightly, calmly and composedly, making everyone admire him prostrate themselves.

So far, he has perfectly completed the academic journey from bachelor to doctor, professor to academician, and now stands at the pinnacle.

And this is just the beginning.

(End of this chapter)