1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 366: The Asian Science Award is established! Professor Li is the pillar of the Asian scientific community!

The physics research process of frictional electricity shocked everyone in the venue.

Even if you are not a physics major, or even a liberal arts major, you can feel a sense of power from it.

This attitude towards scientific research and truth is applicable everywhere.

Whether it is natural sciences or humanities, researchers need to maintain this attitude.

Don’t miss any new phenomenon, no matter how simple or “natural” it seems.

In nature, the simpler things are, the more complicated the principles behind them are.

Li Qiwei, who was able to explain this concept in such a simple and easy-to-understand way, made everyone admire him deeply.

At this moment, they had to admit that some people were born awesome and were sent to save the world.

Nagaoka Hantaro looked very excited. He looked at Li Qiwei on the stage with mixed emotions.

"Oh, it would be great if Li-san was from our Sakura Country!"

"Under his leadership, the country will surely be able to dominate the world and compete with Europe and the United States."

Unfortunately, he could only think about it.

Given the situation between the two countries, Nagaoka felt that Li Qiwei had been very kind to him.

The other party can simply refuse to agree to come to the Land of Sakura to give a speech. Even if he comes, he can just say something random to fool people.

However, Professor Li did not do so, which touched Nagaoka.

He thought of the novel "Bugs" again.

"Perhaps Li Sang's dream will always be the sea of ​​stars in the depths of the universe."

At this moment, Li Qiwei on the stage finally calmed down and continued his speech.

In this speech, Li Qiwei mainly focused on analyzing the European scientific system and encouragement.

How to build high-end laboratories, how to conduct effective academic exchanges, etc.

These things are not something worth analyzing in Europe because everyone does it.

But what Li Qiwei is facing now is not the great men from Europe, but the scientists from Asia.

These people are out of touch with the world's most cutting-edge research.

There are no advanced laboratories, no best universities, and no scientific giants to lead the way.

It is simply a fantasy to want to replicate the Western path on our own.

Therefore, Li Qiwei's content is more about popular science, but it is high-end popular science.

He casually revealed some of the latest information, which caused the bigwigs of the Academy of Bachelors in the audience to exclaim in surprise.

It was as if Li Qiwei was giving them a lesson.

Everyone returned to their elementary school days, and what the teacher taught at the podium made them wonder how could it be so difficult.

With Li Qiwei's current status, he is indeed no different from an elementary school teacher.

Li Leting was in the crowd, his blood boiling.

"It would be great if I could be like Professor Li."

"Even the proud Sakura people are like good babies, with curious eyes."

"You know, more than 20 years ago, they looked down on China."

"This is the importance of absolute strength."

At this moment, Li Leting understood.

If he wants to become a leader and influence more people, he must be very outstanding himself.

Without solid capabilities, it's useless even if you brag a lot.

Li Leting made up his mind that he would work ten times harder to study the classic Western political books.

He wants to be more professional than anyone else in the way of saving the country and use theory to convince like-minded friends.
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Two hours later, the speech finally ended.

After such a long time, the people present did not feel mentally exhausted. Instead, they were all full of energy, with expressions of wanting more on their faces.

Asia at this moment is in great need of the nourishment of true science.

Asia has long sought Li Qiwei.

After the speech, there was a question-and-answer session.

The first person to ask a question was the president of the Imperial Academy of Sakura Country, Dairei Kikuchi.

There was still some excitement on his face, and there was a gleam in his eyes.

This speech had a huge impact on him.

He truly realized the difference between the world's top researchers and ordinary researchers.

As the dean, Kikuchi Dairei naturally thought about how to improve the scientific level of the Sakura Country.

"Professor Li, today's speech was really wonderful."

"Thank you for presenting us with a feast of science."

Li Qiwei said politely: "Thank you for your compliment, Professor Kikuchi."

Kikuchi Dali asked: "Professor Li, I have a question for you."

"What do you think is the difference between the Imperial Academy of Sakura Country and the Royal Academy of Sciences of the United Kingdom?"

"The Imperial Academy was actually modeled after the European Academy of Sciences."

"We have been constantly learning and improving, and have also visited major academies of science in Europe for field visits and exchanges."

“But the results were far from ideal.”

"The gap between the output of the Imperial Academy and that of the Royal Society is really too big."

"So, Professor Li, can you analyze the reasons for this for us? Please."

The sincere tone of Kikuchi Dali moved all the Sakura people present.

At the same time, Chinese international students like Li Leting also started to think about it.

They did not laugh at the Sakura Country because they at least had an academy.

In contrast, China still does not even have an official institution.

The only Department of Science and Technology is just a facade.

If it weren't for Li Qiwei organizing the International Physics Olympiad, probably no one in China would know that this thing exists.

This shows how big the gap is.

After listening to Dali Kikuchi's question, Li Qiwei thought for a while.

As for the reasons, he could find at least seven or eight, but these were obviously not the answers that Kikuchi wanted.

Since the other party has visited Europe, he will definitely be able to discover the obvious reasons himself.

Li Qiwei didn't want to be perfunctory.

Because this problem is also a problem that China will encounter in the future.

In fact, he has recently been considering the idea of ​​establishing an academy of sciences in the country.

The Academy of Sciences is different from the Science Society.

The main task of the Science Society is to disseminate scientific knowledge and carry out popular science work.

But it itself does not play a big role in the development of science.

The Academy of Sciences is a platform for researchers from different fields in China to exchange academic ideas.

It is also an institution that can truly promote and guide the development of domestic science.

Of course, it is too early to establish an academy of sciences now, and the time is not ripe in China.

But it's always good to plan ahead.

Li Qiwei thought that with his position, it should not be a problem for him to persuade the domestic government to establish an academy of sciences.

But what happens after it’s established?
How to develop?

What is the nature of the Academy of Sciences, etc.

Therefore, Li Qiwei was not only answering Dai Li Kikuchi's questions, he was also thinking about the development of science in the country.

Although he has established his own system in Borneo, subsequent plans still require China to have local strength.

The Science Society is very useful in the early stages, but the Academy of Sciences will be needed in the later stages.

So, Li Qiwei said:

“I think the biggest difference lies in the positioning of the two academies of science.”

"As far as I know, your country's academy is both a research institution and an honorary institution."

"But the Academy mainly evaluates and summarizes the achievements of Sakura domestically."

“It doesn’t have a strong institutional color.”

"To put it in a figurative way, your academy has focused all its energy on awarding prizes, but has neglected real research."

"But at the Royal Academy, they did it completely the other way around."

“The Royal Academy has its own research institutes and collaborates with many universities.”

"The academicians there are not obsessed with awarding prizes every day, but are more focused on their own research."

“It’s not an administrative body, it’s a research body.”

“I think that’s the biggest difference between the two.”

“Although the Academy of Sciences undertakes administrative work, this should not be its focus, nor should it be a means to restrict the creativity of academicians.”

“I believe that many academicians may become lazy in their research fields after obtaining their status.”

“I thought that since I was already an academician, my status in the domestic scientific field had reached its limit, so there was no need to work harder.”

"But this kind of thinking is rarely seen in the Royal Academy."

“The academicians there don’t particularly value titles.”

"Well, they believe that the real honor lies in their own scientific achievements, not in the titles given to them."

Wow!
Li Qiwei's words silenced everyone present.

Especially the members of the Imperial Academy, their feelings were very complicated.

If these people who were selected as academicians were in Europe, they would definitely not be able to enter the Royal Academy.

This can be seen from personal achievements.

Their academicians are top figures like Ridgway, Thomson, and Rutherford.

As for the people from the Academy of Bachelors, their names have never been heard of internationally.

Although they are both academicians, their real strengths are vastly different.

What’s funny is that many people do bad things just for this false reputation.

How could such an Imperial Academy possibly compare with similar institutions in Europe?

Just because it is named after the Academy of Sciences, it does not represent science.

The connotation has not changed, and no matter how many titles you have, it is just for self-entertainment.

After listening to Li Qiwei's explanation, Dali Kikuchi's face became solemn.

He finally understood what the problem was.

To put it bluntly, the Academy of Sakura Country is equivalent to a village in a remote area, which claims to be modeled after the best university in the country and has also established a university.

Although the name, composition, etc. are the same, everyone knows how big the difference is between the two.

Kikuchi Dali could only sigh.

There is no way. This is a lack of hard power. It can only be improved slowly. There is no quick solution.

In Li Qiwei's previous life, the Chinese Academy of Sciences had many research institutes under it, which were real research institutions.

Being an academician is an honor, but more importantly, it is a responsibility.

If after receiving the honor, one only thinks about living off the past and resting on the glory of the past, then he is not worthy of the title of academician.

At this time, Tanakadate Aiju asked:

"Professor Li, I know that the British Royal Academy and the British government are on the same level."

"But our academy is affiliated with the government and is under the government's jurisdiction."

“Do you think this will have any impact on scientific research?”

Wow!
Tanaka Hall's question caused an exclamation.

This question is not easy to answer.

As the president of the Imperial Academy, Kikuchi Dairei did not raise this question.

But Tanakakan is different, he is too old and is about to retire, so he has nothing to worry about.

Anyway, no one dares to trouble him.

Kikuchi, Nagaoka and others all smiled bitterly.

They certainly want the Academy to gain greater independence and autonomy, but it seems there is no chance at the moment.

The cultural differences between the East and the West are too great.

The status of the Royal Academy in the UK is unimaginable in Asia.

Li Qiwei laughed. "Professor Tanakakan, you are setting a trap for me."

"I'm afraid that after I answer, I won't be able to leave Sakura Country."

Everyone smiled knowingly.

“Personally, I never like to talk about politics.”

“So, I want to answer this question from the essence of science.”

“Although the Royal Academy is not under the jurisdiction of the government, it still needs to make reports when applying for funding.”

"And the Sakura Country has simply administrativeized this process."

“There’s really no difference between the two.”

"As long as the president of the academy is a prestigious person in the field of science, then this kind of influence will naturally not exist."

“The Academy of Sciences is a special institution, and its special nature determines its self-contained structure.”

“Also, in Europe, some national academies of science have very deep cooperative relationships with their governments.”

"So I think the impact is negligible."

Suddenly, Li Qiwei added jokingly: "Can the academicians of your Academy of Bachelor's Degrees be more assertive?"

"In the country of Sakura, there is no one more professional in science than you."

Kikuchi Dali and others in the audience all smiled knowingly.

They understood what Li Qiwei meant.

Then, many people asked questions.

From relativity to quantum theory, from doctoral training to conference hosting, and so on.

The scientific giants of the Sakura Country are now using Li Qiwei like a sponge and squeezing him hard.

After all, no one knows whether the other party will come again next time.

The sudden outbreak of war in Europe made everyone pessimistic about the future.

If the same happens in Asia, academic exchanges will be greatly affected.

This is what no one wants to see.

Finally, Nagaoka Hantaro asked a question.

"Professor Li, the International Physics Olympiad you are about to host has shocked the entire scientific community."

“We are all looking forward to that event.”

“But the fly in the ointment is that this event is aimed at college students.”

"For researchers like us, we can only look but not touch, and we can only envy them."

"Professor Li, we old guys also want to participate in the competition."

"Do you think it's okay?"

Nagaoka's words caused everyone present to laugh.

Li Qiwei certainly knew that the other party was not talking about the competition, but the Asian Award he had mentioned before.

The Nobel Prize is a bit too high-end for Asia at this time.

Ridgwell and his students are exceptions. For India, the Land of Cherry Blossoms and other countries, the Nobel Prize in Natural Sciences is such an illusory goal.

Therefore, Asia needs awards that are suitable for its current stage.

Li Qiwei also thought about this question after returning to Borneo.

He needs to integrate the strength of the Asian scientific community.

He has been operating in Europe for more than ten years and has achieved outstanding results.

It can be said that he has the largest scientific network today.

But it’s not working in Asia yet.

Although his fame can impress everyone and make everyone admire him.

But this is just a very loose force.

Ridgwell does not actually control the scientific discourse in Asia.

Therefore, he needs to find a way to turn his fame into real influence and control.

Awards are one of the options.

Since the Nobel Prize became popular, many countries have begun to launch their own awards.

For example, the current Imperial Academy established the Sakura National Academy Award in 1911, which is awarded personally by members of the royal family.

This award is of course very famous in Sakura, but no one is interested in it internationally.

It is similar in other countries. The purpose of establishing awards is to increase the enthusiasm of domestic scientific researchers.

It would be a bit difficult to create an international award similar to the Nobel Prize.

After all, the Nobel Prize was the first to try something new, and it has reaped all the benefits.

Now, the time is right and Li Qiwei feels that a regional award can be established in Asia.

It not only avoids direct competition with the Nobel Prize, but also helps him integrate Asia, killing two birds with one stone.

He already had some preliminary plans for this matter.

"Professor Nagaoka, if you were to participate in the competition now, you probably wouldn't be able to beat those guys."

"I'll give you a problem about pulleys. I guess you won't understand it."

Everyone laughed.

Because Li Qiwei was right.

Examination ability and research ability are completely two different abilities.

In Li Qiwei's previous life, the famous mathematician Shing-Tung Yau was given a math problem by the host during a lecture.

It probably means:
Xiao Ming borrowed 500 yuan from his father and 500 yuan from his mother, a total of 1000 yuan.

He went to buy a pair of shoes, spent 970 yuan, and had 30 yuan left.

He returned 10 yuan to his father, 10 yuan to his mother, and kept 10 yuan for himself.

By this calculation, Xiao Ming owes his father 490 yuan and his mother 490 yuan.

490 plus 490 plus the 10 yuan that Xiao Ming has in his hand equals 990 yuan.

But he had borrowed 1000 yuan before, and asked where the remaining 10 yuan went?
Yau, who was already a Fields Medal winner (the Nobel Prize in mathematics) and a tenured professor at Harvard University at the time, smiled awkwardly.

Said: “I haven’t thought about this question clearly.”

Then he went on to say, “We mathematicians don’t really understand addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.”

The audience laughed.

Finally, a little girl stood up and answered the question.

The host joked, "It seems that you are even better than Professor Biqiu. You are going to be famous."

This case fully illustrates the difference between researchers and students.

Those students who can participate in the competition have much stronger problem-solving abilities than ordinary students.

Ordinary scientists really can’t compare to them.

At this time, Li Qiwei continued:

"In fact, I know exactly what Professor Nagaoka means."

"I'd like to take this opportunity today to announce it."

“I am planning to set up an Asian Science Award.”

"Specially dedicated to honoring scientists and their achievements within Asia."

"We in Asia need our own awards. We cannot let Europe control the discourse in the scientific community!"

Wow!
Li Qiwei's decision caused everyone present to exclaim in surprise.

This news is too sudden!
"Wow! Is this true? We in Asia are going to have our own science award."

"Finally, I don't have to look at the faces of Europeans anymore."

“In the future, the Asian Science Award may not be able to surpass the Nobel Prize.”

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The news of the Asian Science Award made everyone extremely excited.

Because it means that Asia is beginning to make its own voice heard in science.

Moreover, in the whole of Asia, only Li Qiwei is qualified and capable of hosting this award.

It wouldn't work for anyone else.

At this time, Kikuchi Dali asked excitedly:

"Professor Li, what fields will this scientific award cover?"

Everyone became very curious.

Li Qiwei said: "I plan to temporarily set the four major awards in mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology."

“This is also to distinguish it from the Nobel Prize.”

Kikuchi was greatly moved when he heard this.

“Oh my god, there’s even a math prize!”

“This is probably the world’s first international award in the field of mathematics.”

At this moment, Kikuchi Dali was no longer calm, he felt that he was able to do it again.

The people in the audience were also communicating with each other, and they were obviously very curious about the four major awards.

At this time, Li Qiwei continued:

“Of course, there are a lot of complexities involved in setting up the award.”

“Issues about prize money, award rules, etc.”

“I hope that Borneo Science City will be the main candidate, and that countries in Asia will send people to join the selection committee to ensure fairness and justice.”

"This is not only an academic matter, but also a formal challenge from Asia to Europe."

“I hope everyone can do their part.”

Roar!
Everyone in the conference hall looked excited and their hearts were filled with emotion.

Everyone felt their blood boiling.

Although the early scientific awards are not as good as the Nobel Prize, no one can predict what will happen in the future.

Perhaps in the future the two will become equally prestigious awards.

This is a good beginning.

Although science is borderless, the right to speak is related to the region.

Sometimes, for two similar achievements, the Nobel Prize will definitely be given priority to European scientists.

This is also human nature.

As for Li Qiwei, he crushed him with absolute strength.

At this moment, in their hearts, Li Qiwei is the stabilizer of the Asian scientific community.

As long as he is here, science in Asia will always develop rapidly.

His popularity reached its peak.

If we say that before returning to China, Li Qiwei was only respected because of his strength.

Now, he is respected for his achievements.

Everything he did was not for himself, but for the whole of Asia.

People at this level have transcended the narrow-minded ideas of the general public.

Ridgway's speech in Nagasaki was a complete success.

The news of the Asian Science Award is of even greater significance to Nagaoka, Kikuchi and others.

This means that they have officially begun to catch up with Europe.

And their leader is Li Qiwei.

At the ferry terminal in Nagasaki, Nagaoka, Kikuchi and some members of the Academy came to see Li Qiwei off.

Nagaoka held Li Qiwei's hand tightly and said excitedly: "Professor Li, please come to the Land of Sakura more often."

"We are always waiting for you."

Li Qiwei smiled and said, "In the future, Asian countries need to strengthen exchanges in the field of science."

Nagaoka nodded heavily.

Just as Li Qiwei waved his hand and prepared to board the ship with Wang Zhengyang and Huo Xiuting.

Suddenly, a rough voice came from a distance: "Professor Li, wait a minute!"

Everyone was shocked!
Who is this? So rude.

(End of this chapter)