Because he was not sure which train Ye Qisun took to arrive in Cambridge, Chen Muwu could only estimate an approximate date based on the information published in newspapers about the arrival of the "George Washington" ship in Portsmouth Port.
In the past few days, he did not go swimming in the Kang River. Instead, he wrote a new paper while waiting for Ye Qisun's arrival.
That afternoon, Chen Muwu finally waited for the visiting guests in the Cavendish Laboratory.
Mr. Ye has a dignified appearance and elegant manners. He does not seem to have contracted some of the bad habits of hippies and debauchery in the United States.
He is from Wuhai and belongs to the same Wu-speaking area as Chen Muwu, so the two of them had no trouble communicating.
As soon as we meet, the unique Chinese compliments are naturally indispensable.
"Mr. Chen, I have known you for a long time. When I was in the United States, I read several of your papers from the European Physics Journal. I didn't expect that after we met, I discovered that you were so young."
"Dr. Ye, you're welcome, just call me Han Chen."
"Then it's better to obey orders than to be respectful. Hanchen, I see that the mailing addresses for your first two papers seem to be from the Railway Administration? Which school in China did you graduate from, and how did you come to Cambridge University?"
No wonder Ye Qisun got straight to the point, because this is indeed the most mysterious and curious thing about Chen Muwu.
How did a railway engineer publish a paper in a top international physics journal? How did you get into the world's top university?
Chen Muwu could only tell Ye Qisun briefly, half-truthfully, about his experiences from college to work, to meeting Einstein, and then to studying abroad.
Ye Qisun was very touched when he said that he learned the theory of relativity by himself at Jiaotong University purely because of his interest.
He is well aware of the weakness of domestic physics education. Although many university professors have obtained doctorates and master's degrees from well-known foreign universities, there is still a shortage of manpower.
Moreover, the experimental environment was simple and the experimental equipment was extremely scarce. It was only after he arrived at the University of Chicago and Harvard University that he discovered that the domestic physics research environment was really underground or in the sky compared to the United States.
Even the Cavendish Laboratory in front of us, although famous, cannot catch the eye of Ye Qisun, who has personally experienced the wealthy American university laboratories.
In order to change the domestic physics status quo, Ye Qisun, who had achieved academic success, did not stay in the United States to continue scientific research in his future life plans. Instead, he wanted to return to China to devote himself to education.
Before graduating from Harvard University, Ye Qisun had already found an associate professor position at the National Southeast University in China. He only needed to complete the procedures before the start of next year's fall semester to join the job.
However, Ye Qisun is just a newcomer who has just stepped out of the ivory tower and entered the society with half a foot. He has no experience in teaching at a university, so he came to Europe, which has a long history of university education, to study and study.
Nowadays, the hottest new star in physics is Chen Muwu, who may be the best in physics in China. Naturally, he could not escape Ye Qisun's question: "Hanchen, what do you think is the difference between our domestic physics education and foreign countries?" ?If you were asked to improve, which aspect would you choose to start with first?"
Hearing this question, Chen Muwu felt dumbfounded.
Even if he is not a time traveler, but a native born and raised.
But his undergraduate degree was in civil engineering at an engineering school, and he only took two semesters of the simplest introductory physics.
Although the graduate student has come to Cambridge University, his courses will not start until October. So far, he has not taken a professional class in Cambridge.
How can such a person compare the pros and cons of physics education at home and abroad?
Of course, Chen Muwu also knew that Ye Qisun was just a little confused about his future and not confident about the education career he was about to engage in, so he went to the doctor in a hurry and asked himself this question.
But Chen Muwu knows even more what great achievements Ye Qisun will achieve in physics education in the future:
Not only did he single-handedly establish the science department of Tsinghua University, he also trained many well-known great scientists in later generations.
Half of the founders of the "two bombs and one satellite" came from his disciples, and 79 academicians of the two academies were his students.
Even Hua Luogeng, a great mathematician who graduated from junior high school, was able to enter Tsinghua University under the arrangement of Ye Qisun.
For this kind of pedagogy, if you provide irresponsible opinions, it may be counterproductive.
So at this time, Chen Muwu felt that he only needed to give Ye Qisun encouragement and confidence and let him follow the course naturally:
"Dr. Ye, I understand that you are a little worried about returning to China to teach, but I don't think you need to be too pessimistic and not confident about our country's future physics career. Harvard University, the top university in the United States, graduates only a hundred or so doctoral students every year. There are about a dozen, and there are even fewer Ph.D. graduates in physics.
"Dr. Ye, as one of those rare people who are one in a thousand or even one in ten thousand, you are able to commit yourself to returning to China to engage in education. How can there be any reason why physics education in our country is not good?"
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After welcoming and sending away two great physics educators, Yan Renguang and Ye Qisun, a new question appeared in Chen Muwu's mind for him to think about, that is, where should he go when he becomes famous one day?
Should he return to China to teach like Yan Renguang and Ye Qisun, or should he stay abroad and enjoy a relaxed life peacefully while continuing to build a higher reputation for himself?
Although the country was raging with war and there would never be peace, when the Second World War broke out, Britain was also bombed by Mustache's air force.
There are many marketing accounts on the Internet saying that there is a knightly gentleman's agreement between the United Kingdom and Germany. If the United Kingdom does not bomb Göttingen and Heidelberg, Germany will not bomb Oxford and Cambridge.
At this point, Europeans really have a bit of a gentleman spirit, much better than the shameless little devils.
During the "January 28" Anti-Japanese War, one of the primary targets of Japan's aircraft in Qihai was various educational institutions.
The Oriental Library of the Commercial Press, the largest library in Asia at the time, was razed to the ground by Japanese bombings. All the books collected in the library that had been collected for many years were burned to the ground.
In addition to the Commercial Press, the little devils also bombed various universities in the Huajie area of Baihai. Tongji, Fudan, and Jinan University all failed to escape the bombardment.
Hujiang University, a missionary school, was directly occupied by the Japanese and became a temporary airport for taking off and landing aircraft.
The Baihai Law School was built in 1930. Less than two years after its campus was used, it was set on fire and razed to the ground by the Japanese.
These pigs and dogs deserve to be damned!
Many marketing accounts provided another point of view. They said that because Mustache liked the architecture of St. John's College, Cambridge University, and planned to use St. John's as his base after conquering Britain, they did not send planes to bomb Cambridge.
But what if what the marketing account says is false?
Taking a step back, even if what the marketing account says is true, what if everything that has never happened in history happens because of the butterfly effect caused by my own time travel?
If Chen Muwu foolishly stayed in Cambridge at that time, he would be risking his life.
As long as a bomb explodes above your head, the time-travel journey will be over immediately.
No wonder a large number of European scientists hid in the United States because of World War II. Planes buzzed above their heads every day, making everyone panic.
In fact, Chen Muwu also has his own plans and ideas for the future of physics education in China.
He also wanted to build a building for the Institute of Theoretical Physics, like Bohr, and use his reputation to recruit many disciples. He also wanted to create a Chen school of thought, mainly Chinese, to compete with Copenhagen and Göttingen.
But where should this building be built?
The cities with the best conditions in the country were without exception bombed or occupied by the Japanese during the Anti-Japanese War. Even the Southwest Associated University in Kunshuang was not spared and suffered countless attacks from planes. bombing.
And cities with poor conditions probably don't have enough financial resources to afford the operating costs of such a large institution.
In fact, Chen Muwu's ideal place is still abroad, just like those students who went to France for work-study studies and enrolled in the Sino-French University in France.
Establish a university abroad to provide traveling expenses and tuition fees for outstanding domestic students, allowing them to learn knowledge, accumulate experience, and preserve their manpower in a safer place abroad. After the domestic situation has completely stabilized, they can then wait for an opportunity to return to the country and invest in production. Under construction.
But according to Chen Muwu's vision, this building absolutely cannot be built in the United States. How many hardships did Qian Xuesen and the others endure before they could return to their homeland from the United States?
But if you don’t go to the United States, where should you go?
France raised the white flag early, and Britain became a bombing zone for German planes. Even Copenhagen was not spared. Bohr could only sneak to Britain for refuge with the help of local resistance organizations and Chadwick.
The more Chen Muwu thought about it, the sadder he became. Living in troubled times, where can I call my home?
Although Yan and Ye left, Chen Muwu found himself a troublesome problem.
However, in the process of thinking about this issue, he did not gain nothing.
Chen Muwu figured out one thing, that is, to realize his unattainable dream, the most basic condition is to make money and get enough money.
Only after he has money can he buy land, build buildings, pay professors, recruit students and be responsible for their food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Money is easy to make. Chen Muwu has a bunch of patents in his mind that have not yet been invented and will be sold in the future. In addition to the nylon stockings that other seniors have made, he can also make improved lighters and ballpoint pens. Get fluorescent lights...
For him, this era is full of gold.
But as a yellow man, Chen Muwu wanted to make money on the white man's territory, and it was not all possible with just a patent certificate.
He still needs to give up some of his interests and find a few white people with fame, status, ability and skill to be his white gloves.
And he hid behind the scenes and became a boss who made a fortune quietly.
But how do you find the right, reliable white gloves?
The simplest way Chen Muwu can think of is still to improve his reputation first.
If Einstein had said that he wanted to start a company to make money, then there would have been countless capital pouring in to get a piece of the pie.
But if Chen Muwu comes forward and says that he has a way to make money, people will probably suspect that this Chinese man has some evil intentions - even though he is now a well-known person in newspapers and has proposed "time travel". "Light is a particle" and a series of shocking ideas.
But this little fame now is not enough for Chen Muwu.
If he wants to be famous, he must come up with something more shocking.
An ugly daughter-in-law will meet her parents-in-law sooner or later.
In the original outline, the protagonist would return to China in early 2027. Many previous plots also served this return.
Because I got seasick, I chose to take the train north to Europe.
Then they encountered the Lincheng robbery.
Later, there was the story of "The wealthy people on Jinpu Road robbed the heroic heroes, and the Han ministers rescued the Han ministers with their calves in their arms."
I met Han Qing here. Han Qing loved to read martial arts, and Han Chen was good at writing martial arts. Naturally, the two of them got along very well and even considered becoming a disciple.
But this idea was seriously rejected by my editor.
On the one hand, he said that my title was called "The Great Scientist" and that writing so many side plots was off topic.
I've been scolded enough about this.
There is no other choice but to drastically change the outline.
You can also use Baidu to search for the two keywords Yishibao and French reporter. This reporter has now been changed into a fictional character.
It’s not that I don’t want to return to China after I finish my studies, it’s just that once I return, this book will definitely get a 404.
Mentioning the practice of running schools abroad in this chapter is the best way I can think of at the moment.
In February 2028, the reporter had a conversation with someone and asked him to go to Japan to study academics and gain reputation, and to become a leader in the cultural circle in an openly non-partisan capacity in the future.
So I could only change the protagonist to such an identity.
Please be considerate and gentle.
(End of chapter)
