1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 59 Everyone’s Attention
On the morning of June 6, a group of strangers suddenly came to Cambridge University.

However, teachers and students are not surprised by this.

It goes without saying that these people must have come from other schools and were invited by Cambridge to visit and learn about Li Qiwei's graduation defense.

Because now all over the campus, Li Qiwei's defense briefs are posted everywhere.

"Bruce Lee, who proposed quantum theory and explained the photoelectric effect, was the speaker at the first quantum conference, a prospective doctoral student at Cavendish, and an undergraduate student of physics at Trinity College, is defending his thesis. Welcome to your presence."

"Graduation thesis title: "Some thoughts on the wave and particle nature of light". Welcome to ask your questions."

Today, Li Qiwei's name is well-known among students in the Department of Physics.

From professors to students, everyone knows him. He is a rising star in the physics world.

Therefore, the vast majority of teachers and students who participated in the defense were from physics or chemistry and other related disciplines, and everyone listened with an attitude of learning and admiration.

After all, not every undergraduate is qualified to attend a high-end conference like the Quantum Conference.

But as the saying goes, different trades are like different mountains.

In other disciplines, such as philosophy, political science, economics, etc., Li Qiwei is not well-known.

This is also normal. Even in the future when information dissemination is extremely developed, students majoring in biology will certainly not care about any major news in the field of psychology.

To put it simply, Li Qiwei's current influence has not yet gone beyond his circle and is limited to the field of physics.

But this still does not hinder people's curiosity. Although they don't know what quantum and photoelectric effects mean, they just need to know that it is a subversive achievement.

By comparing it to your own major, you can imagine Li Qiwei's talent and status.

Everyone wants to see, we are all undergraduates, why are you so awesome.

This defense meeting was very grand. Students from more than a dozen majors at Cambridge University basically participated, including many extremely talented ones.

As for those coming from other schools, they are all the elites of our school. Young people all have the spirit of not admitting defeat, and no one thinks that they are worse than others.

Therefore, many people even came prepared, wanting to suppress Li Qiwei's prestige and see if he was worthy of the reputation.

It is incredible that a Qing Dynasty Chinese could surpass countless European physicists.

"Anyway, I don't believe Bruce Lee is that legendary. Some people actually say his theory is comparable to Newton's. Don't you think it's ridiculous?"

"The Qing Dynasty in the East, although it has a long history, is just a reincarnation of feudal dynasties. Without the soil of science, how can there be scientific achievements? Bruce Lee is probably not worthy of his reputation."

"It's just a physical theory. It can neither cure diseases nor produce useful machines. I don't know why the school is promoting it so vigorously."

"We need to be wary of the Qing Dynasty stealing scientific achievements from Europe. Although the people in power there are ignorant, they are very good at scheming."

"Physics is just a branch of philosophy."

At this moment, Li Qiwei, who had not yet appeared on the stage, had already attracted everyone's attention and became the center of discussion.

Cambridge in June is sunny and the weather is clear, which makes people feel relaxed.

At around 1:30 in the afternoon, the Trinity College lecture hall was already packed with people, with bursts of laughter erupting from time to time.

After a while, Dean Sanders came in with Professor Case and the rest of the defense committee, chatting and laughing.

The conference hall gradually became quiet, with only some whispers, as everyone was waiting for the protagonist of this defense to arrive.

Then, Dean Sanders took the stage and passionately introduced the significance of this defense. The audience was bored until the last sentence:
"Now, let me warmly welcome the respondent, Bruce Lee!" Boom!
Everyone instantly became alert and looked towards the door.

There, a tall figure suddenly appeared and walked towards the podium with big strides and calmness.

An invincible aura spread out, causing everyone to breathe rapidly.

Immediately afterwards, everyone in the classroom burst into surprise, because Li Qiwei's appearance was so breathtaking.

A brand new and well-fitting suit, paired with a tie carefully selected by Wang Luyao, coupled with his 1.8-meter height and mysterious oriental face.

It was clearly an amphitheater, but he was standing at the lowest point. In the eyes of everyone, he looked like he was standing on the top of Mount Olympus, receiving the worship of thousands of people.

At this moment, Li Qiwei was like the moon surrounded by stars, standing proudly on the podium like a child of destiny, looking down on everything.

His image completely broke everyone's stereotype of the Qing Dynasty, and even made those self-proclaimed civilized Europeans feel ashamed.

He Yujie and others below couldn't help but admire him. It was really that Brother Li looked too handsome today.

With just a simple appearance, Li Qiwei overwhelmed everyone in the classroom with his momentum.

He raised his deep eyes and slowly looked at everyone. There was no tension or panic on his face, only endless calmness and coldness.

He knew that today's defense would not go so smoothly because it was very different from the previous London Quantum Conference.

At quantum conferences, participants are all bigwigs or experts in the field of physics.

As long as Li Qiwei can convince the other party with language logic or mathematical formulas, it means he wins.

But now, those participating in today's defense are all young people, and when they debate, they don't use reasoning, but only emotion.

Even if your logic is rigorous and your calculations are correct, you still cannot convince others.

However, Li Qiwei has already made all preparations and is confident to face any challenges and difficulties.

Suddenly, he smiled again, making the people in the audience feel friendly and relaxed, yet also a little puzzled.

Because at this moment, Li Qiwei thought of some jokes about defense in his previous life, such as:
"Survival guide for undergraduate thesis defense: purse your lips, nod your head, and apologize when asked."

"Answer the question, answer the question, only answer and don't argue, nod three times when asked, apologize strongly when asked the second time."

“Classic illustrations: “My view of the defense: the serious atmosphere in suits and ties; the view of the defense in the teacher’s view: a performance by a kindergarten.”

But the situation is different now. He looked up at several defense teachers and found that they all responded with friendly smiles, meaning that they hoped Li Qiwei could be more self-conscious and not embarrass the teachers.

After collecting all his thoughts, Li Qiwei finally spoke under the complicated gazes of everyone: "Thank you all for taking the time to attend my graduation defense."

“Since there are many students and teachers from other majors here today, I will never use any formula when I talk about my thoughts and achievements.”

“I hope that by using easy-to-understand language and examples familiar from daily life, everyone can understand what I am doing.”

“Although physics is magical, it is definitely not mysterious. It is around us all the time and controls the entire world.”

This was a very good speech. Dean Sanders led the applause, and then there was applause in the classroom. Obviously, some people did not buy it.

Li Qiwei didn't care and continued, "My thesis is about the nature of light, and it all started with a debate."

Thanks to [Buffering 99%] for the reward. Thank you to all the new and old book friends for the two votes. Without further ado, let's start showing off. This plot is also very difficult to write. I hope everyone will be more tolerant and point out any mistakes in time.

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