1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 75 Luxurious Meeting Lineup

In the next few days, Li Qiwei welcomed the scholars who came to attend the conference according to the list he had written.

Except for Rutherford, Wilson and Einstein, who were already very familiar to me, the rest were all known through correspondence.

Among them, several people were contacted and invited by Li Qiwei based on the information in his mind.

As for the rest of the people, they were ruthlessly abandoned by him. He didn't have time to play with little Karami now.

Grossman wrote back to himself that he had given up physics and switched to mathematics.

The reason is that I can't catch up with Li Qiwei and Einstein in physics, so I didn't come this time.

He made a bold statement that anyone could come to him for help if they had any difficulties with mathematics in the future.

Li Qiwei was at a loss whether to laugh or cry and could only let him do as he pleased. He would definitely have to deal with mathematicians in the future anyway.

He checked the list again to see if there was anything missing. Everyone's information was clearly written on it.

Physics:

1. Albert Einstein: 22 years old, currently a doctoral student at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, winner of the 1921 Nobel Prize.

2. Rutherford: 30 years old, currently a member of the Canadian Academy of Sciences, professor at McGill University, winner of the 1908 Nobel Prize.

3. Wilson: 32 years old, currently a lecturer at Cambridge University in the UK, winner of the 1927 Nobel Prize.

4. Richardson: 22 years old, currently an assistant at Cavendish Laboratory (brought by Rutherford), Nobel Prize in 1928.

5. Laue: 22 years old, currently a student at the University of Munich in Germany, his supervisor is Roentgen, winner of the 1914 Nobel Prize.

6. Lang Zhiwan: 29 years old, currently a doctoral student at the University of Paris, France, his supervisor is Curie, and he has not won a Nobel Prize.

7. Born: 19 years old, currently a student at the University of Breslau, Germany, winner of the 1954 Nobel Prize.

8. Marconi: 27 years old, currently an Italian engineer, winner of the 1909 Nobel Prize.

9. Millikan: 33 years old, currently an assistant at the University of Chicago, winner of the Nobel Prize in 1923.

Chemical field:

1. Haber: 33 years old, currently a lecturer at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany, winner of the 1918 Nobel Prize. (Synthetic ammonia)
2. Soddy: 24 years old, currently a lecturer at McGill University in Canada (brought by Rutherford), Nobel Prize in 1921. (proposed isotopes)
3. Langmuir: 20 years old, currently a student at Columbia University, 1932 Nobel Prize winner. (Surface chemistry, incandescent lamp)

4. Grignard: 30 years old, currently a PhD student at the University of Lyon, France, winner of the 1912 Nobel Prize. (Organic Chemistry)

In addition to the above people, there are also young Belgian scholars invited by Solvay, totaling more than 20 people.

After reading this information, Li Qiwei's face suddenly looked strange, then he shook his head and laughed softly.

Researchers in later generations probably would never be able to figure out how Ridgeway could accurately find these Nobel Prize winners by just holding a random meeting.

Could it be that, like magnets, there is a special attraction between the gods, attracting each other?

But at this moment, the participants are not of the same level or system.

There are undergraduates, PhDs, lecturers, professors, academicians, and even engineers.

It's like a hodgepodge that was forced together by Li Qiwei.

And no one knows what these young people will achieve in the future.

In the eyes of real bigwigs, this may just be a self-entertainment among young scholars.

The field of physics is not bad, as most of the people there are acquaintances, and with Li Qiwei around, the level is bound to be high.

He was not familiar with the field of chemistry, and he wanted to invite Mendeleev, but unfortunately he did not have the face to do so.

Li Qiwei didn't care much about other people's opinions, since this was just his first attempt.

The day before the meeting, everyone finally arrived.

Li Qiwei and Einstein, who had just arrived, hugged each other tightly, feeling as if they had been separated for a long time.

There seemed to be thousands of words in the eyes of the two, but they suppressed their excitement and waited until tomorrow.

Millikan held Li Qiwei's hand tightly, looking very excited. "Bruce, thank you. Because of your proof of the photoelectric effect, I was promoted from assistant to professor."

Li Qiwei quickly congratulated him: "Millikan, you deserve it. I have to thank you for helping me prove the theory."

Lauer, who was still a young man at the time, immediately stepped forward and offered his hand. “Bruce, thank you so much for inviting me. I feel like I’m living in a dream.”

Li Qiwei smiled and said, "Professor Roentgen mentioned you to me before. He said that you are good at arguing, have many ideas, and are a genius."

Laue was a little embarrassed. "I am far behind you. The professor asked me to learn from you this time. I have to report to him when I go back. Sigh."

Ridgway laughed out loud. Marconi was excited, but still couldn't believe that Ridgway would invite him. "Hello, Mr. Bruce, thank you very much for your invitation."

"I have always heard of your great name. Seeing you today, I can see that your reputation is well-deserved. Your quantum theory really shocked the world."

Li Qiwei thought to himself, he is indeed the owner of a company, and just like Gerrard, he always speaks nicely.

"Mr. Marconi, you are too kind. I am personally very interested in your research on radio communications."

Marconi was stunned. "You also know about radio communication?" He then sighed slightly. "Unfortunately, radio can only transmit over short distances for now."

Ridgway smiled and said, “I think the future of radio is immeasurable, and there are solutions for long-distance transmission.”

Marconi's eyes lit up immediately, but he knew that now was not the time to chat in detail, so he left politely.

After receiving everyone, Li Qiwei went to discuss things with Rutherford.

After discussing with Solvay, he thought it would be better to let everyone get familiar with each other first so that tomorrow's meeting would be more relaxed.

He also suggested that several themes should be set for the meeting.

Since physics and chemistry were discussed separately, the chemistry topic was given to the scholars brought by Solvay.

On the physics side, led by Li Qiwei and Rutherford, the two are definitely the leaders of the younger generation, and everyone is convinced.

Wilson was also present when the two were discussing in the room. He smiled at Li Qiwei and said, "Bruce, I didn't expect you to be able to organize the meeting so well."

"I was just chatting with a few people. Wow, young people nowadays are really amazing. I can't even keep up with their jumping thoughts."

Li Qiwei smiled and said, "There's nothing I can do about it. You're considered old here."

"You should talk to people in the field of chemistry. They don't understand your research anyway and will think you are amazing."

Wilson was very depressed: "Bruce, you are too good at discouraging people. I feel like I am just here to make up the numbers for you."

Rutherford interrupted the funny couple. "Bruce, what format do you plan to hold the meeting in? What topics will we discuss?"

Li Qiwei said: "I want to communicate casually in the style of a salon, without making a serious report."

"Let's start with the two of us. I'm going to talk about the first dark cloud problem, and you can talk about the study of atomic structure."

“Once the topic is opened, everyone can express their own opinions, raise the problems they encounter in their research, and brainstorm together.”

Rutherford nodded in agreement, which was very similar to the academic exchanges he had done in the United States.

Everyone can discuss freely and without restrictions, which often generates many unexpected inspirations.

The first conference of young scholars in physics and chemistry began quietly and few people paid attention to it.

It was not until several years later that physicists realized the importance of this meeting.

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I wrote a science fiction novel, and many people didn't look for scientific problems, but just kept repeating the same nonsense I wrote at the beginning.

According to their evaluation, there are not many books worth reading on Qidian.

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Some authors in the group were even scolded and cried late at night.

I don’t know what kind of mentality those people have.

At least now I understand that not everyone is the way I think.

Lao Xu’s circle was too narrow before, so he had never encountered such a person.

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The bad words from trolls won’t shake me, but your kind words can shake me.

I am afraid that what I write is not exciting and reasonable enough, and I will let you down.

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