1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 70 Heading to France, the meeting begins

On August 1901, 8, Li Qiwei took Wang Luyao, Li San and Xu Qitai to France to attend the European Radiology Conference.

The conference was held at the University of Paris.

This is a legendary university and one of the oldest universities in Europe, located in Paris, the capital of France.

The University of Paris was founded in 1200, but its origins can be traced back to 1150-1160.

The first university in the UK, Oxford University, was founded in 1167 by teachers and students who returned to England from the University of Paris.

Outstanding alumni include: Curie couple, de Broglie, Langevin, Poincare
However, in 1968, the University of Paris was split into 13 independent universities: University of Paris 1-13.

After arriving in Paris on the 13th, Ridgway and his four companions were warmly received by the Curies.

Although Madame Curie was not working at the University of Paris at this time, her husband, Mr. Curie, was a professor at the Faculty of Science of the University of Paris.

So the two of them bought a house near the university to live in.

There were no expensive furniture or decorations in Madame Curie's house, but it was filled with various professional books and was kept spotlessly clean.

After Li Qiwei and Wang Luyao were invited, they could immediately feel the academic atmosphere in the air.

Madame Curie was very happy about their arrival.

"Oh, Bruce, is this beautiful lady your wife?" After saying that, she enthusiastically took Wang Luyao's hand and looked at her.

Li Qiwei smiled and said, "Madame Curie, this is my fiancée. You can call her by her French name: Sophie Marceau."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Luyao pinched him hard on the back for daring to give himself a foreign name.

But she understood what Li Qiwei meant by fiancée, and her heart felt very sweet.

The poor little witch didn't know how much of Li Qiwei's evil taste was contained in this name, otherwise she would have twisted him even more fiercely.

Madame Curie's eyes lit up immediately. "Oh, what a beautiful name. Sophie, I didn't expect you to like French names."

Wang Luyao replied in broken English: "I admire you very much, Marie Curie. You are truly a role model for us women."

After hearing this, Madame Curie burst into laughter and was very satisfied with Wang Luyao. Finally, Mr. Curie came out and took everyone to eat quickly.

At the dinner table, the four of them ate elegantly while discussing issues.

Li Qiwei asked: "Mr. Curie, I remember that France also seems to have a specialized physics society. I don't know why you want to organize a radiology conference."

Mr. Curie said, "Oh, you must be talking about the International Physical Society of Paris. But it's still too small a name."

"You know, the centers of physics are now in Britain and Germany, and France's voice is still a little weak."

“So the French government took a fancy to radioactivity research, hoping to strengthen France’s voice in the field of physics.”

"Sometimes, there is no difference between us scientists and soldiers, we are all serving our motherland."

Li Qiwei was amused by his words and stopped asking questions.

On the other hand, Wang Luyao was chatting animatedly with Madame Curie, who kept looking at him with a smile on her face.

Li Qiwei felt inexplicably embarrassed and didn't know what the two were discussing.

Soon, the four of them finished their meal, and Li Qiwei did not want to continue to bother them as they still had to prepare for the meeting tomorrow.

On the morning of August 8, Li Qiwei, Wang Luyao and Xu Qitai entered the venue of the radiology conference.

As for Li San, he refused to follow because he had listened to the mysterious talk at the Berlin Physics Conference last time and it had traumatized him.

He simply went out to wander around alone, and Li Qiwei ignored him.

When Li Qiwei and the other two appeared at the venue, they immediately caused a small-scale exclamation.

There were about 100 people in the entire venue, and including Madame Curie, there were only a few women in total, probably family members of the participants.

Therefore, Wang Luyao, dressed in a long dress, instantly attracted a lot of people's attention.

The classical and elegant oriental face gave these westerners a great shock. Li Qiwei thought, oh no, the familiar plot will not come again.

He has confirmed that those who travel through time are born with a holy body that is subject to ridicule, and accidents will happen wherever they go.

Sure enough, at this moment, a young man with flowing golden hair and frivolous eyes came over.

"Hello, beautiful lady. I am Anders, a doctor from the Department of Physics at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark."

"Excuse me, may I get to know you?" After saying that, Anders was about to kiss the back of Wang Luyao's hand.

The little witch was frightened and quickly hid behind Li Qiwei. Although she was westernized, she would not easily accept western etiquette.

Li Qiwei looked at him calmly and said coldly: "She is my fiancée, it's okay and you can go." After that, he directly pulled Wang Luyao away.

Anders smiled, feeling disdain in his heart, "Hmph, he's just an Oriental, why are you so cocky?" Then he returned to his seat.

No one paid attention to this little episode.

Just as Li Qiwei was about to sit down, Madame Curie pulled him to the front row.

Rutherford was there wearing a handsome suit and his hair was combed back meticulously. If you didn't know him, you would think he was a movie star.

As soon as Ridgway arrived in Paris, he met Rutherford.

"Hey Bruce, what are you doing just now?"

"Oh, I just admired the scenery inside the University of Paris and found it not as good as Cambridge."

"Haha, Bruce, don't let anyone else hear you. We are outnumbered today."

"That's not necessarily true, Rutherford. You must give a good speech later and serve as a good spokesperson for our Cavendish Laboratory."

Rutherford was stunned. Although he had never heard of this word, he understood its meaning.

He adjusted his tie, obviously confident about his next performance.

At this time, Mr. Curie on the stage has already started the introduction: "Welcome all radiology colleagues to attend this conference."

"Today we have a special guest, Bruce Lee from Cambridge University."

"Yes, that is the genius physicist who successively published quantum theory, photoelectric effect, and the wave-particle duality of light."

After saying that, Li Qiwei had no choice but to stand up and nod.

Countless envious eyes fell on him, but there was also a hint of hostility among them.

Anders didn't expect that the person he randomly met turned out to be Bruce Lee. "Damn it, a Qing Chinese dares to be so arrogant!"

He suddenly thought of his uncle who was a professor in Sweden. He had mentioned him frequently in recent days and had even mentioned the Nobel Prize inadvertently.

Although Anders studied physics, he was uneducated and only got a doctorate thanks to his uncle, a professor.

He thought Li Qiwei was just a theoretical physicist and his so-called achievements were all exaggerated.

At this time, Curie suddenly raised his voice and said, "Next, let us invite Ernest Rutherford, a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, professor of physics at McGill University, and visiting scholar at the Cavendish Laboratory."

“Today, he will give us a wonderful lecture on radiology.”

There was thunderous applause from the audience.

Rutherford was in high spirits. He strode up to the podium and looked down at the crowd below.

Basically, everyone here is a scholar doing radioactive research, and their attitude toward Rutherford is like the attitude of theoretical physics students toward Ridgway.

At this moment, he suddenly realized the feeling that Li Qiwei had when he was the best among all the opponents.

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