1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 381 Global Competition! The list is announced! The whole world is excited! This is a great event in the scientific community!
After returning to Kuching, Li Qiwei immediately began preparing for the European Olympiad.

He mainly started from three aspects.

First, contact Planck and others and jointly publish an appeal article.

With the experience of writing "A Letter to Scientists Around the World", Li Qiwei was able to do it with ease.

Moreover, as the winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace, he has a great influence and his impact far exceeds the scientific community.

Mainstream newspapers in various countries followed suit.

This is an era of scientific explosion, and also an era when scientists are most respected.

Because a great scientist has a greater impact on the world and humanity than millions or even billions of people.

For example, Haber's artificial synthesis of ammonia is a typical example of how science influences the world.

Li Qiwei has been reading materials related to chemistry and biology recently.

He plans to develop penicillin ahead of time
This is a great scientific achievement that is comparable to or even surpasses artificial synthetic ammonia.

It's hard to describe in any language.

This is the charm of science.

The Physics Olympiad is the foundation of science.

These students who are able to participate in the Olympiad are the absolute elites from their respective countries. They are the future of science.

So, from any perspective, there is no reason for countries to stop it.

Moreover, it is full of news attributes.

Global competition!

Science Competition!

Professor Bruce Lee sets the questions himself!

It can be said that the Physics Olympiad has whetted everyone's appetite.

In this era, people’s entertainment life is actually very scarce, especially ordinary people.

Therefore, a competition that carries national honor can easily resonate with people.

And all the participants in the competition are outstanding college students.

Just think about the students from your own country defeating their global competitors and standing on the highest podium.

That kind of demeanor is enough to drive anyone crazy.

Not to mention the Asian countries at this time, they really need to hold their heads high.

Second, Ridgway contacted the International Committee of the Red Cross.

They are responsible for bringing together all the participating teams from Europe and ensuring everyone's safety.

Then Li Qiwei would send people from Asia to pick them up.

Gustav showed great enthusiasm for this matter.

He considered this another great feat of the Red Cross.

During the war, we still maintained our scientific and humanistic concerns.

This is the brilliant shining of humanity and the soul cry of science.

President Gu made a public post praising Li Qiwei and almost invited him to be the vice president.

For a time, the European public opinion was all about next year's Physics Olympiad.

In addition, Li Qiwei felt that it was not safe yet, so he mobilized a third force.

He wrote letters to the heads of neutral countries, including Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, King Albert I of Belgium, and King Gustav V of Sweden.

Invite them to participate in the first Physics Olympiad on behalf of the country.

Among them, Queen Wilhelmina was the most active. She even publicly responded to Ridgway, saying that the Netherlands would definitely send students to participate.

Although, Albert I and others have also expressed their willingness to participate in this competition.

Public opinion was shocked again!

No one expected that Li Qiwei's network of contacts was so extensive that even the king could be persuaded.

With the voices of several European kings, European countries could no longer sit still.

Soon, the academies of science, represented by Britain, France and Germany, all publicly stated:

"The first International Physics Olympiad is a great event in the scientific community."

"This is the first time in human history that such a large-scale scientific competition has been held."

"It means that from now on, science has officially broken free from the restrictions of the state."

“The globalization of science is unstoppable!”

This resounding declaration gave the first Physics Olympiad a sacred significance.

The Royal Society of London has spared no effort in promoting it.

Because the City of Science was created on British territory.

In a sense, this competition is also a reflection of the strength of the British Empire.

Li Qiwei adopted a three-pronged approach and fully mobilized resources from all walks of life to support the Olympic Games.

The results are obvious.

1915 12 Month 1 Day.

The warring parties in Europe reached a consensus agreement to use the International Red Cross as the guarantor.

All teachers and students participating in the Olympiad will not be affected by the war and can gather in Switzerland.

Finally leaving Europe from France, heading for Borneo.

As soon as the news came out, the scientific community was in an uproar.

This is the tremendous influence created by scientists from all over the world coming together.

War must give way to truth!

A month later, it was New Year's Day 1916.

The Borneo Science City has announced the list of participants for its first Physics Olympiad.

Almost all countries with formal universities participated in the competition.

There are:
Europe: United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, etc.

Asia: China, Russia, Sakura Country, India, Philippines, etc.

Americas: Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, etc.

During this era, most countries were colonies of Europe.

However, influenced by local resistance forces, Europe had to agree to establish universities in the colonies.

Even Africa has a university or two.

However, those countries are completely unable to find students majoring in physics.

Therefore, the total number of participating countries in this Physics Olympiad is 25, and the total number of participating students is 80.

Although there are few people, each of them is an elite.

They will represent the highest level of undergraduate physics in the world.

Once the list was announced, it once again caused a sensation.

"Oh my god, I can't even begin to imagine how exciting it's going to be in July."

"This is a world war in the scientific field."

“If a young person can win first place individually, his fame will even surpass that of many physicists.”

"Isn't anyone curious about Professor Bruce's special gift?"

"Oh, what a pity! I graduated last year, otherwise I would have easily won the championship."

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Just when everyone was looking forward to the competition in July.

At this moment, European countries began urgent selection work.

Not only the students who participate in the competition are selected, but also the teachers who lead the team.

United Kingdom.

Thomson became the new president of the Royal Society and was responsible for decision-making for this year's Physics Olympiad.

With his strong recommendation, Wilson became the head of the British delegation.

Wilson is a good friend of Li Qiwei who met each other from humble beginnings.

He is an obvious choice to represent the UK.

In the Cavendish Laboratory, Thomson was giving instructions to Wilson.

"Wilson, this competition is of great significance."

"I've looked at the examples Bruce gave, and I can say they are very difficult."

"In our undergraduate education in the UK, the requirements for students' problem-solving ability are relatively low."

"So, in the remaining six months, you will need to strictly train the students who will participate in the competition."

“Even if we can’t win the championship, we must be in the top three.”

Wilson nodded.

"Professor, don't worry."

“I will get students to grasp the competitive mindset as quickly as possible.”

He carefully analyzed the examination guidelines for the Physics Olympiad.

It’s no exaggeration to say that Wilson feels he knows Bruce best.

The examples given by the other party can be called classics in terms of both intensity and depth.

This is not some useless numbers game, but a test of students' understanding of physics concepts.

If you are not a true genius, you may not even understand the meaning of the question.

At least Wilson himself had to think carefully for a long time before he understood the solution to the example question.

He sighed:

"I don't know what's going on with Bruce's head."

"How did he come up with those tricky and profound questions?"

Thomson jokingly said, "I guess it's probably because you once gave Bruce a question like this."

"After all, your rocket question was also a classic."

Wilson smiled knowingly.

“Bruce made waves in the scientific community wherever he went.”

“This competition was really well organized.”

“It fully aroused the competitive spirit of all students.”

"Our British lads have been working very hard recently, sleeping only four or five hours a night."

"The rest of the time is spent on studying the topic."

Thomson said: "The first competition is always the most significant."

“Everyone wants to take advantage of this opportunity.”

"If there were such competitions when I was young, I would probably be even crazier than it is now."

Wilson smiled and said, "I guess Bruce is trying to make up for this regret."

This time, Wilson was very happy to have the opportunity to lead the team.

He finally got to see Li Qiwei again.

In addition, you can also visit the city of science.

“I just don’t know what it looks like now.”

Wilson looked forward to it.

Germany.

In this competition, the head of the German delegation was Einstein.

Einstein's life has been tough lately.

Because of his obvious anti-war tendencies, he received special attention from the German government.

This made it difficult for him to concentrate and focus on his research.

The Physics Olympiad gave Einstein a chance to catch his breath.

He took the initiative to ask the German Academy of Sciences to recommend himself and expressed his willingness to lead German students to participate in the competition.

Planck knew that Einstein and Ridgway had a good relationship, so he supported him to be the head of the group.

Einstein took on the task of guiding the students.

Germany also set up a special guidance group, which included bigwigs such as Laue.

The guidance team is specifically responsible for answering students' questions.

Planck even proposed the goal of "maintaining second place and striving for first place" at the conference.

This shows how much importance Germany attaches to this competition.

In the training room, Einstein and Laue were chatting in low voices.

In front of the two of them, four German students were writing furiously.

What they are doing is the questions given by the guidance group.

The style is the same as Li Qiwei's examples.

From this we can see the difference between a scientifically strong country and a scientifically weak country.

Some countries can't even find enough students to participate in the competition.

And a big country like Germany has even formed a luxurious guidance group.

“Maintaining the second place and striving for the first place” is indeed not an exaggeration.

Einstein smiled, a rare moment:
"I didn't expect Bruce would actually accomplish this."

“His influence is beyond my imagination.”

"Even the king supports him."

Lauer said with emotion: "Maybe it's because Professor Bruce has never had any selfish motives."

"Everything he did after returning to Asia was incredible to me."

"How can a person have such a pure love for science?" Einstein suddenly said, "No, I think Bruce is very selfish in this competition."

"Oh?" Laue was puzzled.

Einstein said: "I think he just wants to prove that not only is he better than everyone else, but the students he teaches are also better than my students."

Laue laughed out loud when he heard this.

"Einstein, you are not scared."

"It's not that I look down on China. I think it's a blessing for there to be a Bruce there."

"I don't believe they can compare to the education in Germany."

"We are different from the UK."

“Our education also places great emphasis on students’ test-taking ability.”

“Because the ability to take exams represents the most basic ability.”

"A qualified engineer or teacher must first have strong calculation and problem-solving abilities."

"Otherwise, how can he apply knowledge skillfully and solve practical problems in daily life?"

"I am confident that Germany can definitely take first place in this competition."

Einstein watched the students solve the problems quietly.

His thoughts had already flown to Borneo.

Although he himself is already a professor of physics and a famous physicist.

Their status is completely different from that of the students participating in the competition.

But he deeply understood that this competition would profoundly change the future scientific landscape.

It's all because of that man.

University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Bohr was giving a passionate speech to four students.

"As your leader, I have a heavy responsibility and am under a lot of pressure."

"But I am very happy. Do you know why?"

The four of them shook their heads at the same time.

I feel that Professor Bohr is so scary today.

How can I be so excited?

"You don't want us to compete for first place, do you?"

The four of them were suddenly shocked.

Bohr did not notice the nervousness of the four boys, but instead was daydreaming with a look of admiration on his face.

"I'm Professor Bruce's doctor."

"I am very familiar with his ideas and style of asking questions."

"After careful study of those examples, I finally found the pattern."

"Now, I want you to become familiar with this problem-solving model within half a year."

"This time, we, the Danish team, will definitely win the championship."

what?
The four Danish contestants looked shocked.

It's like the Nine-headed Insect said to Benboerba: "You, go and get rid of Tang Monk and his disciples."

Now it was Bohr who said to them: "You, go and get rid of the students of Professors Ying, France, Germany and Bruce."

The four of them trembled.

Bohr was looking forward to it.

"Teacher, I finally see you again."

"I wonder how Master Qian Wu and the others are doing now?"

"What achievements have the teacher's atomic research institute made?"

Due to the war, there was no opportunity for academic exchange in Europe.

This was very hard for Bohr to bear.

Back then, he was invited by various countries to explain his Bohr model.

How high-spirited he was at that time.

However, now, he can only stay at the University of Copenhagen and continue to do research without anyone to talk to.

Fortunately, the Physics Olympiad appeared and Bohr had a new goal to strive for.

Moreover, he could also use this opportunity to go to Borneo and meet the teacher he most wanted to meet.

At the same time, Bohr had an urge to challenge his teacher.

"Maybe I will never be able to catch up with the teacher's strength in this lifetime."

"But when it comes to teaching and educating students, I am still very confident."

After Bohr became a professor of theoretical physics at the University of Copenhagen, he soon began a series of reforms.

The core ideas were learned from Li Qiwei.

As a theorist, Bohr attached great importance to calculation.

In his Bohr model, more than half of the entire paper is calculations.

This ability is perfect for competition.

That's why he is very confident about this competition.

France.

The head of the delegation sent this time is Lang Zhiwan.

He also applied voluntarily.

Given Lang Zhiwan's current status in France, he actually doesn't need to lead the team himself.

But a student in the delegation forced Lang Zhiwan to go.

That is Madame Curie's eldest daughter, Irène, who also participated in this competition.

Lang Zhiwan must ensure Irena's safety at all costs.

So, he went there in person.

And by guiding students at his level, he can help the French team achieve a better ranking.

Although the previous scandal did not bring him disgrace, Madame Curie later became a double Nobel Prize winner.

This made Lang Zhiwan very embarrassed.

"Not even as good as a woman."

"Not only are they not as smart, they are also not as responsible."

Lang Zhiwan suffered a lot during that period.

At the same time, his heart was filled with guilt towards Madame Curie and he wanted to make amends.

And now is an excellent opportunity.

Although he vowed never to meet Madame Curie again, he still cared very much about Irene.

Even taught her physics personally.

"Irena, to solve this kind of problem, what you need most is patience."

"The amount of calculation involved is very large, which is also the difficulty."

Irena has complicated feelings when facing Lang Zhiwan.

She is no longer an ignorant little girl, so she now understands what happened back then.

However, this did not eliminate the resentment in her heart.

Her treatment of Lang Zhiwan was just normal teacher-student communication.

If this competition hadn't been organized by Li Qiwei, and we could have met each other.

She wouldn't even be competing.

The person she most wanted to see was always Professor Bruce.

Irena is likely to be the only girl in this Physics Olympiad.

Plus, she was Marie Curie’s daughter.

If she could achieve good results, Lang Zhiwan could already imagine the sensation it would cause.

Therefore, he put in all his effort and even stopped his own research to focus on training these participating students.

In addition, there was a young man in the delegation, that was de Broglie, who had just graduated from college.

At his brother's request, Lang Zhiwan gave the other team leader spot to De Broglie.

In real history, de Broglie was very disgusted with going to the battlefield.

So with the help of his brother's connections, he was transferred to the Army Radio Department at the Eiffel Tower as a communications soldier.

And now, being the coach of the French Olympic delegation is undoubtedly what de Broglie prefers.

At least he could continue his work in physics and see Professor Bruce.

De Broglie was recently troubled by a problem and he really wanted to consult Professor Bruce in person.

Across the ocean, the United States.

Carl, chairman of the physics department at Princeton University, is chatting with his brother Compton.

"Compton, you'll be graduating with your Ph.D. at the end of next year."

"Are you sure you want to come with me to the City of Science?"

"You're not participating in the competition, what are you doing there?"

Compton said excitedly: "Brother, I just want to go and see it."

"What kind of earth-shattering power does Professor Bruce have that he can build a city in such a desolate place?"

“And we need to invite scientists from all over the world to do research there.”

Speaking of this, Karl's face was full of admiration.

"Professor Bruce is truly a god."

"If an ordinary person at his age had achieved such brilliant results, I'm afraid he would have drifted away to who knows where."

"But he was able to stay true to himself and do the most difficult things."

“In the field of science, he reached the highest peak.”

"But in other fields, I believe that with his talent, he will be able to succeed."

After sighing, Karl suddenly said:

"It's a pity you missed this game."

"Otherwise, we in the United States will definitely get a good ranking this time."

Facing the entry into the European zone, Carl felt a little guilty.

As a professor, he is well aware of the level of physics knowledge among American college students.

Even at Princeton, Carl felt that it was much weaker than in the West.

Previously, it was thought that Europe would not participate, and Carl was full of confidence, thinking that first place would be a piece of cake.

But now, he is also under a lot of pressure.

Professor Michelson and Professor Millikan both attached great importance to this competition.

Carl didn't want to disappoint the bosses.

Compton himself didn't care.

"Brother, please don't flatter me like that."

"There are too many geniuses in this world. My little bit of cleverness is nothing."

"If Bohr, Master Qian and others could participate in the competition, we could just announce the results directly, and there would be no need for a competition."

Carl smiled knowingly.

My younger brother has a good attitude and maybe he can achieve something in the future.

What Compton didn't know was that on this trip to Borneo, he would meet his destined person.

The two will open the chapter of a new era in physics.

This is also the first time that a student trained in China has published a major paper internationally.

Li Qiwei's education reform will begin to show results.

While Western countries are preparing for the competition in full swing.

Major mainstream media have already begun predicting the rankings of this competition.

There is no doubt that Britain, France and Germany are ranked in the top three.

After all, the scientific foundation of these three countries is really strong.

There are endless geniuses.

And there is also a luxurious guidance team.

The rest are other European countries, which are ranked in the second tier.

The third echelon includes the United States, Canada, Russia, etc.

As for the final fourth tier, it is undoubtedly other Asian countries.

For example, China, the Sakura Country, India, etc.

In the eyes of Europeans, even if there is a Professor Bruce in Asia.

But it has no effect on this game.

Because the contestants are all college students.

It mainly depends on the individual's learning ability and the university's educational ability.

The Times even published an article stating:

“The first International Physics Olympiad will showcase the elegance of European education to the world.”

“The gap between the East and the West will be visible to the naked eye.”

boom!
As soon as the article was released, the emotions of Asian countries were instantly ignited.

(End of this chapter)