1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 88 The Nobel Prize is awarded! The world is shocked!
After returning from the Chinese Embassy in the UK, although Li Qiwei looked calm on the surface, he felt a sense of urgency in his heart.

Luo Fuyu is not the good-for-nothing as imagined, but a shrewd and scheming man.

He would hide in the dark, and once he showed signs of weakness, the opponent would deliver a fatal blow.

And behind him stood Prince Qing, the most powerful figure in the entire Qing Dynasty.

No matter how rich the Li family is, they are still ants in front of the real people in power.

What’s more, it was a feudal dynasty with no laws to speak of.

In this era, we must never have any illusions about the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Their bottom line is that there is no bottom line.

Once Lord Li's protection is gone, some people will bite like bloodthirsty sharks.

With the current status of the Li family and the identities of his eldest brother and second brother, they probably won't be able to hold out for too long.

Therefore, Li Qiwei was also thinking about countermeasures. He had to give himself an identity as soon as possible.

It would be best to make the Qing Dynasty cautious and not dare to manipulate us at will.

Just as Li Qiwei was worried about the future development, the gears of fate finally turned to the most important moment.

At 10:10 am on October , in the auditorium of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Nearly a hundred academicians gathered together, wearing decent formal attire, chatting casually in groups of three or four, and everyone's face was filled with joy.

Today is the secret voting day for the first Nobel Prize in Physics and the first Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

It was such an exciting moment that even the most respected people present could not help but get excited.

Because starting today, their decisions will revolutionize the future of science and shape a new highest honor award.

Now, all the academicians in the auditorium will make their choice among the final candidates submitted by the committee.

They all have comprehensive scientific reports on the final candidates compiled by the various award committees.

It will be convenient for all academicians to think rationally and objectively and give the most reasonable evaluation.

They have four options:

1. Agree. This means approving the final list of candidates submitted by the Physics Committee and the Chemistry Committee.

2. Propose other candidates to become the winners. The number of candidates for each Nobel Prize is not fixed, and academicians have the right to nominate on the spot.

3. Abstention.

4. Recommend not to award the prize for that year. This means that the achievements of all candidates, including the final candidate, are not worthy of the prize. Of course, this situation is extremely rare.

After the voting results are counted, this year's Nobel Prize in Physics and Nobel Prize in Chemistry are truly determined.

At this moment, on the podium in the auditorium, the president of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Odner, was in high spirits and full of energy, and he said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, today's voting result is destined to be recorded in the history of science as a great event."

"I ask all academicians to maintain the purity of science, abide by Mr. Nobel's will, and vote on the achievements of the final candidates without any personal feelings."

"Now, I would like to announce first the final candidate for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He is Jacobus Henriks van't Hof, a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences."

"He did pioneering work in chemical kinetics and the osmotic pressure of solutions."

"His research results in the field of atomic theory and molecular theory are the most important discoveries in theoretical chemistry since Dalton."

"Now, please vote!"

After Odner finished speaking, all the academicians present began to take action, some were looking through materials, and some had already written the results on paper.

About fifteen minutes later, everyone had voted.

Odena signaled the staff to come forward to collect all the results and ensure that nothing was missed. Even the abstention vote had to be written on paper.

Then, Odner's voice became even more excited, and he said, "Next, I will announce the final candidates for the first Nobel Prize in Physics."

"Two works were selected, involving three people in total."

"The first achievement was X-rays, and the final candidate was Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, a professor at the University of Munich."

"His discovery of X-rays opened a new chapter in modern physics research and has enormous practical value."

"The second achievement is quantum theory. There are two final candidates, Max Planck, a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences, and Chivi Lee, a doctoral student at Cambridge University."

"Their groundbreaking work in quantum theory will push classical physics toward modern physics and completely usher in a new era of physics."

"Now, please vote."

hum!
Unlike the Chemistry Prize, the recommendation and selection process for the Physics Prize is longer and more rigorous.

Because physics is the top natural science, its influence is far greater than the Prize in Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine.

The Nobel Prize in Physics is considered the top Nobel Prize!

Therefore, when Odena officially announced the names of the three people, even the academicians present had just read the information.

But I still couldn't help being shocked!

Not Roentgen, not Planck, but Ridgwell.

A 21-year-old Qing Chinese was going to win the first Nobel Prize in Physics.

The interweaving of contradictions between the East and the West, civilization and ignorance, science and the country can make anyone's heart turbulent.

All the academicians had mixed emotions. Like the five members of the Physics Committee, their souls were undergoing tremendous tests.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the auditorium became heavy and solemn.

Today's results will surely shock the world!
Academicians are academicians after all, and once they put aside the complicated emotions in their minds, they will concentrate on evaluating the achievements of the final candidates.

Quantum theory is like a sun that dispels the haze over physics. It deserves the award!
Therefore, many academicians began to write down their voting results, which took even five minutes less than the Chemistry Prize.

Ten minutes later, the staff had collected all the ballots.

At this time, in order to maintain confidentiality, the voting academicians had already left.

Only staff from the Nobel Prize Committee were left on the scene, and the vote counting work was proceeding in an orderly manner.

At 11:15, the statistical results finally came out!
Professor Normark, permanent secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, looked at the list in his hand with warm and complicated eyes.

It was only the weight of a piece of paper, but in his hand it felt like a thousand pounds.

This is not only an honor, but also a responsibility!
call!
Take a deep breath.

According to the rules, he will now notify the winners on the spot.

Let’s start with the Nobel Prize in Physics.

Unlike in later generations, where one can directly notify the winner by calling his or her cell phone.

In this era, landline telephones were just becoming popular.

It is impossible to contact the person directly, so we usually contact their work unit.

For example, in the case of Li Qiwei, Normark could only notify the office of the president of Cambridge University and ask the other party to convey the message on his behalf.

After making sure that Li Qiwei knew the news and all Nobel Prize winners had received the news.

The Nobel Prize officials will notify the media and announce the list of all winners to the world.

Finally, there will be the award ceremony on December 12th, where all winners will take the stage to speak and attract worldwide attention.

In the vice-chancellor's office at Cambridge University, Cardwell is marking documents.

Ever since Cambridge received a large sum of research funding, Cardwell's name has become well-known in the education world.

Everyone was impressed by his courage and skills, and admired his long-term vision.

Now, Cardwell himself is also ambitious. If he wants to go further, he has to go into politics and enter the core circle of the British government.

Only there can the fate of a country be determined.

Cardwell was lost in his thoughts when he was suddenly interrupted by a hurried phone call.

Cambridge University, as a world-renowned university, was also equipped with telephones early on, but only the president had one.

He was a little unhappy, but he still picked up the phone and answered, "Hello, hello, I'm Cardwell, the vice-president of Cambridge University."

Nomark's voice came from the other end of the line.
Then, all that could be heard was Cardwell's strange voice, which was extremely excited but trying hard to suppress.

"Yes, he is a PhD student at the Cavendish Laboratory."

"Thank you for your notice. I will inform Qiwei Li immediately."

"Okay, I'll call you back later."

"Goodbye."

Wow!
Cardwell could no longer control his emotions and burst into laughter, startling the secretary outside the room who hurried in, thinking something had happened.

"Mr. Cardwell, what's wrong with you?"

"Parker, hurry up and get ready. Bruce Lee has won the first Nobel Prize in Physics."

"We have to go and inform him right now."

"Remember to keep it confidential. Only publicize it after Bruce knows the news."

"This is also the rule of the Nobel Prize. We should at least abide by it."

After listening to this, Pike was excited. "My God, everyone is talking about the Nobel Prize these days."

"I never thought that someone from Cambridge would win the prize, and it's the first Physics Prize at that."

"That is the most valuable award among all the Nobel Prizes!"

"This time, Cambridge's reputation will definitely surpass Oxford."

Cardwell was in high spirits and looked very happy.

He waved his hand and said proudly, "Oxford is nothing. Under my leadership, Cambridge University will sooner or later become the world's number one university!"

Pike quickly said yes and flattered him madly.

Then the two of them walked out of the office and headed impatiently towards the Cavendish Laboratory.

At this time, in the laboratory, Li Qiwei was studying the device for generating alpha particles.

Although we know that it is emitted through radioactive materials, how to collect and utilize it remains a problem.

Only then did he understand that for many things, knowing them is one thing, but how to use and implement them specifically is another.

For example, if we ask future students to derive Newton's three laws from scratch, many people probably don't know how to start.

In the field of scientific research, knowing why something happens is always countless times more important than knowing how it happens.

Suddenly, Li Qiwei seemed to hear some noisy voices, "Vice Principal" "Award?" "Could it be? Oh my God!"

At this time, the sound was getting closer and closer. He became a little curious and prepared to go out and take a look.

As soon as I walked out of the door, I saw Cardwell looking excited. There were many people following him, as if they were looking forward to it.

The other party grabbed him and shouted, "Bruce Lee, congratulations, you won the Nobel Prize in Physics!"

boom!
(End of this chapter)