1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 37: See the boss again (thanks to [Xueyi Yuxiao] for the reward)

Li Qiwei spent the last few days of the holiday busy. He had a lot of things to do and urgently needed an assistant.

Although Hong'er and Li San are trustworthy, their scientific and cultural level is too low;
Although my younger brother Chris is capable enough, he cannot be fully trusted for the time being. After all, he is not Chinese, and some things are not suitable to be entrusted to him.

After much thought, Li Qiwei could only bear with himself for a while and make plans after he was done with this busy period.

On September 1900, 9, Li Qiwei finally welcomed the start of school, which was also his last year of undergraduate studies.

When he stepped into the campus, many people showed envious expressions when they saw him.

Since Vice-Principal Cardwell had been promoting it tirelessly, the legend of Li Qiwei was everywhere in not only Trinity College but also other colleges.

In the words of later generations, he became extremely popular.

Li Qiwei was naturally very happy to see this situation. If time was not so tight, he would like to have a chat with the big names in philosophy, chemistry, mathematics and life sciences in Cambridge.

In the last year of the physics major, students basically have no more courses and their main task is to prepare their graduation thesis.

This is a piece of cake for Li Qiwei, but I'm afraid that when the time comes for the defense, it will be the supervisor who is trembling.

With less class time, Li Qiwei will have more time to do experiments in the Cavendish Laboratory.

During this period, Lord Kelvin sent a message that the meeting to discuss [Quantum Mechanics] was finally scheduled for September 9, with only a few days left.

Three days later, Li Qiwei stepped into the Cavendish Laboratory for the first time since his vacation.

As soon as he showed up, he was caught by the crazy researcher Wilson. "Hey, Bruce, I miss you so much. You missed a lot of good things during your trip to Germany."

"You are more famous than my mentor in the physics community right now. Many of my friends in the same field have been asking me for information about you."

Facing Wilson's barrage of questions, Li Qiwei could only smile awkwardly and wave his hands, "How can I be compared with Professor Thompson? I am almost dying of worry about how I will debate with the big guys when the time comes."

Wilson knew he was talking about the [Quantum Mechanics] conference, so he joked, "Haha, I've been invited to the conference too. There are only more than 20 days left. Bruce, are you nervous?"

Li Qiwei said: "I'm young anyway, and I'm not afraid of those wearing shoes when I'm barefoot. I'll have no choice but to go up when the time comes." In fact, what he was thinking in his heart was: Get out of the way, I'm going to start showing off.

Wilson patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "It's okay. I believe in you. With your talent, you can definitely fight ten people alone and easily deal with those old seniors."

"Come on, today I will introduce you to another genius. He is also my mentor's student. In fact, he is my junior fellow apprentice."

"Of course, I'm nowhere near him. Hey, the whole lab is smarter than me. It's really sad."

It was in Wilson's mumbling that Li Qiwei saw the genius he had been talking about.

He is not tall, but his eyes are bright and sharp. He has a mustache on his upper lip, wears a suit and a tie, and exudes the aura of a super elite.

Wilson introduced: "Bruce, this is Ernest Rutherford. He was once a student of my mentor. He is now a professor in the Department of Physics at McGill University in Canada and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada."

"And I'm just a lecturer, how shameful."

Rutherford smiled and said to Wilson, "Senior, the instructor has already said that he likes you the most."

Wilson pretended to nod in agreement, crying silently.

Then, under Li Qiwei's gaze, Rutherford stretched out his hand and turned to look at him, "Hello, Bruce, I've heard a lot about you. I'm Rutherford."

Li Qiwei also extended his hand and smiled: "Hello, Rutherford, I'm Bruce, nice to meet you."

Of course he was happy to see the future boss. At the same time, Li Qiwei's mind also appeared the other party's resume:
"Ernest Rutherford, born in New Zealand in 1871."

"In 1894, he obtained three degrees from the University of New Zealand (Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Bachelor of Science)."

"In 1895, he entered the Cavendish Laboratory and became Thomson's graduate student."

"In 1898, on Thomson's recommendation, he became a professor in the Department of Physics at McGill University and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in the same year."

"In 1908, he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research on radioactivity."

"In 1911, based on the results of the alpha particle scattering experiment, the [planetary model] of the atom was proposed." "In 1919, the [proton] was discovered and named."

“In 1932, he guided students in the discovery of the neutron.”

"He died in 1937 and was buried alongside Newton and Faraday."

Such a gorgeous resume is truly terrifying.

According to Li Qiwei's classification, Rutherford is definitely a T3 level player.

And Rutherford was not only a great man himself. Among his students, five won the Nobel Prize in Physics and one won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Among them was the future Niels Bohr, the leader of the Copenhagen School.

As for his other honors, they are too numerous to count.

Faced with such a super boss, Li Qiwei could only respect him and dared not despise him, even though the other party was very young now.

Rutherford looked at the young man in front of him, not understanding why he was so respectful to him, so he smiled and said, "Bruce, this is our first meeting, please forgive my rudeness. You are very different from what I imagined."

"Oh?" Li Qiwei smiled softly: "Please tell me in detail."

Rutherford paused for a moment, sorted out his words, and said, "I thought that anyone who could publish the theory of quantum mechanics must be arrogant and unrestrained, otherwise how could he have such a wild imagination."

"But when I met you today, Bruce, you were gentle and reserved, which fits my view of the Chinese elite."

"In the Chinese language, you are a 'gentleman'." The word "gentleman" was used by Rutherford in Chinese.

This surprised Li Qiwei greatly. As expected of a Master of Literature, he even had research on Chinese culture.

So he responded: "Thank you for your compliment, Rutherford. For us Chinese, 'gentleman' is a very high evaluation."

"I'm also very happy to meet a foreigner who knows about China. You know, I've been discriminated against more here."

As he spoke, Li Qiwei waved his hands in agreement.

Rutherford smiled knowingly and said, "Mediocre people always like to look at others with identity labels, but forget what the essence of human beings is."

"Bruce, you don't have to worry. At least there is someone like me who understands you, right?"

This almost turned Li Qiwei gay. What was going on? Could the Rutherford opposite him be a fake time traveler?

Why are there so many tricks? Is a Master of Arts so good at flirting?
It seems that he needs to find an opportunity to pursue a master's degree in literature as a minor in Cambridge and solve his single problem as soon as possible.

Li Qiwei smiled and said, "Thank you, Rutherford, you made me feel that this world is still a beautiful place."

"I think we will have a lot in common when it comes to physics."

"Will you stay in England for a while?"

Rutherford said: "Yes, I am going through some relevant procedures and I expect to stay in the UK for a long time."

"I also happen to have a lot of questions I want to discuss with you. Now I have to go take care of some things. See you later."

Then he said good-bye to both Ridgway and Wilson.

Wilson, who had been silent all this time, spoke up at this moment: "It's true that geniuses appreciate each other. I can't even get a word in."

Li Qiwei said, "Oh, my teacher Wilson, go and do the experiment quickly. If you can get your cloud chamber done sooner, you will be a genius."

Wilson chuckled and felt full of energy again.

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(End of this chapter)