1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 453 The Second Physics Olympiad! Stars shine! Talents compete! The list of geniuses from various countries!

1920 7 Month 4 Day.

Inside the Quantum Research Institute.

Today is a day off.

Researchers such as Schrödinger and Irena were all away.

Apart from Li Qiwei, Sean is the only one left in the entire institute.

At this moment, Li Qiwei was sitting in his office, looking out the window, but his mind had already flown elsewhere.

A gentle look appeared on his face.

Because his wife, Wang Luyao, will be here soon.

But then he became worried again.

"Zhengyang should be picking someone up soon."

In the second Physics Olympiad, China remains full of confidence.

The delegation, led by Yan Renguang and consisting of three contestants, is bound to achieve greater success.

Wu Youxun's deeds inspire all young Chinese students.

Especially after he published a paper that shocked the academic world and became an internationally renowned physicist, all those who liked him were excited.

Therefore, the players of the Chinese delegation are full of fighting spirit this time.

They also want to rely on their own strength to win glory for the country like their predecessors.

Wang Luyao took this opportunity to come to the UK with the delegation.

In addition to a maid and two bodyguards, Wang Luyao was also accompanied by Master Qian Wu.

The latter was the one Li Qiwei specifically asked to come over because he had important information to tell the other party in person.

This concerns the fate of China!
I do not know how long it has been.

Suddenly, Sean walked in.

"Professor, Secretary Wang has brought the person back."

Li Qiwei was overjoyed when he heard this and stood up quickly.

When he went downstairs to the lobby, he saw Wang Luyao in the crowd at a glance.

The graceful and quirky girl has now become the elegant and dignified Mrs. Li.

At this moment, there was no one else in Li Qiwei's eyes, only the haunting figure.

He took a step forward, held Wang Luyao's hand tightly, and said softly and guiltily:

"Thanks a lot."

Wang Luyao held back his tears, his heart was shaking, and a myriad of emotions surged in his heart.

However, she still restrained herself in this situation.

it is more than words.

Li Qiwei held Wang Luyao's hand tightly and never let go.

He regained his composure and nodded to Master Qian Wu, Yan Renguang and others.

As for the three Chinese contestants at the back, their faces were filled with excitement.

"Oh my God, we finally met Professor Li!"

“So much more handsome than in the photo!”

At this time, Wang Zhengyang seized the opportunity and said to everyone with a smile:
"Thank you for the hard work on the journey."

"The principal has already arranged accommodation for you."

"After you have rested well today, the principal will host a banquet for everyone at noon tomorrow."

"I will take you there now."

Although Li Qiwei usually works at the Quantum Research Institute.

But his residence was in a small villa near Greenwich Park.

It was not far from the hotel where Master Qian Wu and others were going to stay.

Everyone smiled knowingly and did not dare to disturb the principal and his wife's private time.

So they said goodbye to the two of them and followed Wang Zhengyang away.

Li Qiwei also asked Sean to go back, and he would be on duty today.

Sean backed away, laughing.

So, in the entire research institute, there were only Li Qiwei and Wang Luyao.

In the office, the couple finally stopped suppressing their emotions and hugged each other and cried.

Since Li Qiwei came to this world, he has lived up to everyone in China.

But I feel sorry for Wang Luyao, Song Xianglan, and their children.

"Lu Yao, thank you for your hard work over the years."

Wang Luyao raised his head and said with a smile:

"My husband, don't worry."

"The kids have grown up and now they all regard you as their idol."

Hearing this, a relieved smile appeared on Li Qiwei's face.

All the suffering seems to be worth it at this moment.

"Soon. Once I finish my business here, I will return to Borneo and not go anywhere else."

Wang Luyao said "hmm" sweetly.

She seemed to have endless things to say, ranging from family matters to science.

Li Qiwei just listened quietly and enjoyed this wonderful time.

At this time, Wang Luyao suddenly thought of an interesting thing.

"Yes, my husband."

"On my way here, I met a Chinese father and daughter."

"They are here to travel around Europe."

"Mr. Lin should be a politician in China. He seems to be very generous."

"His daughter is very beautiful, well-educated, gentle and elegant. We got along very well when chatting."

"Most importantly, she's a huge fan of yours."

"I didn't expect even little girls admire you so much."

Speaking of this, Wang Luyao smiled.

Li Qiwei touched his nose awkwardly.

“I didn’t expect there were girls who liked science.”

Wang Luyao smiled and said:
"I don't like science, I like the poems you wrote, my husband."

"She said her favorite line was: The night gave me black eyes, but I use them to look for light."

Li Qiwei became interested and asked casually:
"Oh, what's the other person's name?"

Wang Luyao blurted out:

"The little girl's name is very nice, Lin Huiyin."

"Her father's name is Lin Changmin."

"Huiyin is only 16 years old this year, about the same age as our Chengdao."

"The more I see her, the more I like her."

"Maybe there will be a chance in the future for the two of them to get to know each other."

"Ms. sir, what do you think?"

Li Qiwei was shocked when he heard this.

What a coincidence.

So much so that he didn't hear what Wang Luyao said next.

In real history, in 1920, Lin Changmin traveled around Europe with his daughter Lin Huiyin.

While in London, Lin Huiyin was influenced by her landlord, a female architect, and fell in love with architecture.

Later, during her travels, she met Xu Zhimo and developed a great interest in modern poetry.

Then, the two of them fell into a complicated relationship.

But in this world, because of the existence of Li Qiwei, Lin Huiyin seemed to have been exposed to modern poetry in advance.

I think this would have dispelled the mystery of Xu Zhimo and avoided many misfortunes that followed.

Seeing Li Qiwei distracted, Wang Luyao pinched him lightly.

"what are you thinking about?"

"Do you agree with what I just said?"

Li Qiwei nodded quickly.

"agreed, agreed."

Wang Luyao said happily: "Then when I return home, I will invite Huiyin to go to Borneo."

"It would be great if she could be my daughter-in-law."

Li Qiwei exclaimed "Ah", and then he heard clearly what Wang Luyao was saying.

He smiled bitterly and said:

"Uh, isn't it a bit too early to think about this now?"

"Cheng Dao is only 14 years old. When he grows up, he might not listen to you anymore."

When talking about his son, Wang Luyao instantly became possessed by his domineering mother.

"He dares!"

Li Qiwei hurriedly coaxed:
"Don't dare, don't dare, your boss."

However, he was not optimistic about this matter.

Li Chengdao should have inherited his character.

It wasn’t obvious when he was a child, but now that he has grown up, the boy has developed a great interest in science.

Although it was influenced by Li Qiwei, it definitely had something to do with his own personality as well.

Women would only affect the depth of his research.

Therefore, in Li Qiwei's opinion, the two may not be suitable.

Liang Sicheng is still more suitable for Lin Huiyin.

Of course, he wouldn't say it directly.

Given Li Qiwei's current and future status, his son is destined to have great choices.

The so-called most talented woman in the Republic of China was just average.

Then, Wang Luyao smiled and said:

"Mr. Lin and I have an appointment."

"After they settle down in central London, they will find time to come visit you."

"I promise that you will like Huiyin by then."

Li Qiwei said lovingly:

"It's up to you."

"Wife, next, we should go home and do business."

Hearing this name and these words, Wang Luyao blushed instantly.

The starry sky is bright and the moonlight is charming.

Silent all night.
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The next morning, Li Qiwei arrived at the Quantum Research Institute refreshed.

At this time, Master Qian Wu, Yan Renguang, and three Chinese Olympic contestants had already arrived early.

"Let's go to my office and talk."

After Li Qiwei finished speaking, he led everyone towards the office.

Other people in the institute found it very novel to see so many Chinese faces.

Irena explained:

"They are the Chinese delegation here to participate in the 2nd Physics Olympiad."

"Professor Bruce should give these contestants some pointers."

"It is said that the competition in this year's Olympiad is very fierce."

"Every country has its own talented players."

Upon hearing this, everyone became very interested.

This year's Physics Olympiad seems to be a fierce battle.

Inside the office.

Yan Renguang said to Li Qiwei confidently:

"Principal, this year we want to show the educational level of our China."

“All the domestic contestants this time are not students of Huangpu Polytechnic, but local students trained by domestic universities.”

“I believe they will still achieve good results.”

Li Qiwei smiled and said:
"very good."

"Such a rare opportunity cannot always be reserved for our Huangpu Polytechnic."

“It’s time to witness the achievements of China’s higher education over the years.”

At this time, Yan Renguang walked up to the three contestants and introduced them one by one:

"This is Zhou Peiyuan, 18 years old, from Huaqing School."

"This is Yan Jici, 19 years old, from Nanjing Normal University (now Southeast University)." "The last one is Zhao Zhongyao, 18 years old, also from Nanjing Normal University."

The information of the three people flashed quickly in Li Qiwei's mind.

Zhou Peiyuan is one of the founders of Chinese mechanics and theoretical physics. He made very important contributions to turbulence theory and is an internationally renowned physicist.

Yan Jici is one of the founders of physical optics research in China and the first person in China to study the piezoelectric effect of crystal.

He had a student named Wang Zhuxi. During his time at Southwest Associated University, Wang Zhuxi had a student named Yang Zhenning.

As for the last one, Zhao Zhongyao, Li Qiwei suddenly felt emotional.

In real history, this was a physics giant with a legendary experience.

In 1927, Zhao Zhongyao went to the United States to study under Millikan.

As mentioned earlier, Millikan had already begun studying cosmic rays at that time.

At that time, the topic he gave to Zhao Zhongyao was: to study the absorption coefficient of hard gamma rays when passing through matter.

Zhao Zhongyao not only completed the project in excess, he even expanded his thinking and took the initiative to study more in-depth interaction mechanisms.

To this end, he was the first to discover the "creation and annihilation of electron-positron pairs."

You know, this is a shocking achievement that can shock the physics community.

Not long ago, Dirac had just theoretically predicted the existence of antimatter.

At that time, all physicists did not quite believe it.

"Antimatter sounds like a science fiction concept."

Zhao Zhongyao was the first person to formally discover antimatter and prove Dirac's theory.

What he discovered was the so-called positron, an electron with a positive charge.

With such a discovery, the Nobel Prize is no problem at all.

However, just because he was Chinese, the papers he published did not receive enough attention.

Just two years later, another student of Millikan, Anderson, discovered the existence of the positron and won the Nobel Prize in Physics.

Otherwise, Zhao Zhongyao would be the first Chinese Nobel Prize winner, and the most prestigious Nobel Prize in Physics.

Later, Professor Expon, the chairman of the Physics Nobel Committee, publicly stated:

"In the eyes of physicists around the world, Zhao Zhongyao is a true Nobel Prize winner."

However, Zhao Zhongyao himself didn't care about it.

He traveled across the ocean not to get a degree or to win a Nobel Prize.

Instead, they learn the most advanced scientific knowledge and come back to serve the motherland and the nation.

In 1931, he went to England to study under Rutherford.

Rutherford liked this young Chinese man very much. He had both a pure passion for science and a love for his country.

Coupled with Zhao Zhongyao's spirit of hard work, these deeply moved Rutherford, and he developed a desire to attract talented people.

Therefore, when Rutherford's attempt to retain him was ineffective, Zhao Zhongyao decided to return to China after completing his studies.

Rutherford gave him 50 mg of radium, hoping that he would continue his research after returning home.

Under the conditions at that time, these 50 mg of radium were simply a "priceless treasure" for the Chinese physics community.

After Zhao Zhongyao brought radium back to China, he taught at Huaqing University.

However, the Sakura Country incident soon broke out and the Sakura Army occupied Huaqing Garden.

Huaqing University was forced to relocate temporarily to Changsha.

Zhao Zhongyao and Liang Sicheng risked their lives to return to Huaqing and secretly took the 50 mg of radium away.

Zhao Zhongyao, then 35 years old, hid the radium in a jar of pickles and held it tightly to his chest.

He walked for more than a month and finally arrived at the temporary gate of Huaqing University in Changsha.

He changed from a handsome university professor to a dishevelled beggar.

His chest had already been rubbed bloody by the jar.

When President Mei Yi-qi recognized him, Zhao Zhongyao burst into tears and the two hugged each other tightly.

This is the story of the famous "pickle jar".

It was with these 50 mg of radium that Zhao Zhongyao founded China's first nuclear physics laboratory.

He opened the first nuclear physics course and became a pioneer in China's atomic energy research.

He trained many masters who are well-known to later generations.

Many of these masters eventually became the founders of China's "two bombs and one satellite".

Looking at China's modern scientific achievements:
The first atomic bomb exploded, the first hydrogen bomb exploded, the first nuclear submarine was launched, and the first nuclear power plant was built.
Half of the technical talents behind these brilliant achievements came from Zhao Zhongyao and his students.

Therefore, he is also respected as the "Master of Masters".

And at this moment, this future super boss was looking at Li Qiwei with admiration on his face.

Zhao Zhongyao, Zhou Peiyuan and Yan Jici stood straight.

They wanted to show their best in front of Professor Li.

As top students selected from hundreds of Chinese students, they cherish this opportunity very much.

For young people, especially geniuses like them, being able to compete with the smartest minds in the world is an irresistible temptation.

And all of this was given by the man in front of me.

Without him, there would be no higher education system in China today.

Students will not be able to access advanced scientific knowledge in advance.

He is the scientific belief and totem in the hearts of all Chinese students.

Zhao Zhongyao and the other two were extremely excited to see Professor Li Qiwei in person.

The powerful aura made them breathe heavier.

"Professor Li!"

The three of them shouted in unison, respectfully.

After listening to Yan Renguang’s introduction, Li Qiwei stood up and walked in front of the three people.

He straightened the clothes of the three people respectively and said with a smile:

"You three must have worked hard on this journey so far from home."

"How is it, are you feeling used to it?"

Yan Jici, as the eldest brother of the three, said:

"Professor Li, we feel great."

"When we were in college in China, we could often meet foreign professors and communicate with them."

"So we can adapt to the environment here very quickly."

Li Qiwei nodded.

Now China has in-depth exchanges with many universities in Europe and the United States in the fields of science and education.

Compared with real history, Yan Jici and others have greatly improved their knowledge and vision.

In this life, they will surely achieve greater success.

At this time, Li Qiwei asked with a smile:

"To be chosen by Professor Yan, you three must have something extraordinary."

"He must be the genius that his classmates are talking about."

"How about it, do you have confidence this time?"

"Can you be like your senior Wu Youxun and take the top spot?"

Zhao Zhongyao and the other two immediately looked embarrassed.

They are all science and engineering men, and they don't brag or talk nonsense.

Have a very true and objective evaluation of yourself.

Although confident, he is definitely not arrogant.

In this era, we still have to acknowledge the power of the West.

Wu Youxun's achievement is a miracle, but miracles don't always happen.

When the three of them arrived, they had already listened to Professor Yan's analysis.

As the team leader, Yan Renguang is naturally responsible for finding out the strength of players from other countries.

There are even some newspapers and periodicals that have discussed this Olympiad in detail.

It includes relevant information about the contestants and even gives a ranking.

Li Qiwei also bought a newspaper yesterday.

After seeing the ranking above, I was really shocked.

"Wow, this Physics Olympiad can be described as a battle of masters."

According to the analysis in the newspaper, the rankings of some key players in this Olympic Games are as follows:

Britain: Dirac, the taciturn god of physics, a super genius.

Germany: Heisenberg, the shy little prince of mathematics from Munich, a super genius.

Austria: Pauli, the powerful Whip of God, a super genius.

Italy: Fermi, the brilliant inheritor of Italian science, a genius.

United States: Lawrence, America’s secret weapon, genius level.

Netherlands: Uhlenbeck and Goudsmit, the last glory of the Netherlands, academic masters.

India: Ramanathan and Krishnan, good at learning and top students.

Huaxia: Zhao Zhongyao, good at studying, a top student.

I have to say, this list is quite interesting.

Among them, Fermi was the most unexpected to Ridgway.

In real history, Fermi's achievements were too many, and each one was very important.

He proposed the first theory of weak interactions, namely the theory of neutron beta decay.

He and Dirac co-discovered Fermi-Dirac statistics.

He also designed the world's first controllable nuclear reactor, named "Chicago Pile One."

This is a true physics master.

I didn’t expect that at my current age, I would be able to participate in the 2nd Physics Olympiad.

Maybe I can see him again when I go to Rome for a meeting later.

However, Li Qiwei couldn't tolerate the fact that they spoke so lowly of Boss Zhongyao.

"Just wait, it will shock you in the future."

However, in this game, Li Qiwei was indeed a little lacking in confidence.

Because the strength of the previous few people is too strong.

Many people in later generations believe that those great physicists may have strong innovation capabilities but poor test-taking abilities.

This is a completely wrong idea.

Like Dirac, when he was a student, he almost got full marks in every exam.

Otherwise he would not have been able to get a full scholarship to study at Cambridge University.

This is true for Heisenberg, Pauli and others. Their genius is that they are genius in everything they do.

Therefore, these great people were also standard academic geniuses when they were young.

Zhao Zhongyao and the other two did not show any fear even though they knew that the other side was extremely powerful.

"Professor Li, don't worry, we will try our best."

Li Qiwei patted the three people on the shoulders and encouraged them:

“Don’t have too much psychological burden.”

“Just think of it as an unforgettable journey in your life.”

"The China of today is no longer the China of the past."

"Even if your grades are not good, it won't have any impact."

“Science is a long-term accumulation process.”

"You still have a long way to go in the future."

"This time, just give full play to your youth and strength."

"I am always proud of you!"

Wow!
Zhao Zhongyao, Zhou Peiyuan and Yan Jici's eyes instantly turned red.

They felt a warm power.

Given Professor Li's status and position, he doesn't need to care about this competition at all.

His level is so high, so high that even geniuses can only look up to him.

But he is so approachable.

The three of them did not feel a trace of arrogance, only concern and encouragement.

For them, having a scientific predecessor like Professor Li leading the way is the greatest blessing in life.

This time, they must give full play to their best strength no matter what.

Li Qiwei nodded with relief.

He had something else in his mind that he hadn't said out loud.

"In this life, as long as I am here, no one can ignore your achievements."

"You will be the pillars of the country in the future."

"Your deeds will be remembered forever by future generations!"

(End of this chapter)