Berlin, Germany.

In a classroom at the University of Berlin, a bearded student got the teacher's permission, stood up and bowed and asked: "Professor, I have a question I really want to ask you, and that is about the distance contraction and time derived from the special theory of relativity.

Wouldn’t conclusions like extension cause you to panic?”

Putting the lecture notes on the podium, Max Planck motioned for the students to sit down first. After a brief thought, he smiled and said: "These conclusions are unacceptable only when people appeal to their own 'feelings', but physicists

But it is able to transcend deep-rooted intuitive impressions such as space and time, and it is this ability that allows humans to hope to establish a truly universal physics that can be accepted by earthlings and Martians."

After a slight pause and looking at the students below, Planck continued: "Many electrodynamic theories use some kind of electron model, but Einstein's theory is the opposite. This creates a problem for those anxious electrodynamicists.

brought relief”

Just as he was talking vigorously, a student walked out of the back door without saying a word or making any sign, carrying his schoolbag.

When Planck saw this, he immediately stopped talking and watched the student go out quietly. As the student went out completely, the back door was closed, and the smile on his face suddenly stopped.

The students looked at the back door and then at the professor on the podium. There was complete silence and a different kind of atmosphere exuded in the air.

Faced with such a scene, Planck looked gloomy, sighed, took off his glasses and put them on the table, and said sadly: "Students, what's going on? Why did you go out in the middle of the class? This makes me very sad."

Ah, you must have a pious heart when dealing with knowledge. Blaspheming her will only lead to your own academic failure."

There were students at the bottom who were putting away their books with a clanking sound, muttering: "It's not that I'm not devout to knowledge, it's just that my patriotic heart can't bear this kind of insult. What's wrong with me, but I want to talk about that traitor and fool. It's really bad."

Disappointing."

"Fool" (German: der Depperte) is a nickname Einstein learned to speak very slowly when he was a child. In addition, he liked to talk loudly, which made his clumsy mouth appear timid. His maid also picked up such a nickname while laughing at him.

It's a pity that Einstein slapped this maid in the face with practical actions. He was able to write scientific papers as a teenager, and everyone knows what happened next.

The origins of the traitors are more complicated. After Germany occupied Belgium, British and French newspapers published headlines: "We love the Germany of Goethe and Beethoven, and we hate the Germany of Bismarck and Wilhelm II." Faced with this,

Under such circumstances, German academic circles immediately drafted a "Message to the Civilized World" (German: An die Kulturwelt!) to advocate the justice of Germany's war and that only the "German spirit" is the hope of all mankind.

There are 93 signatures of top scholars on this list, such as Nernst, the proposer of the third law of thermodynamics, Roentgen, the discoverer of Roentgen rays, etc. Of course, Planck, the protagonist of this class, also signed it.

Support the policies of the German government.

Even though the German academic community generally held a positive attitude, Einstein didn't care if he didn't sign. He also took the lead in drafting another anti-war agreement, "A Letter to Europeans," which was bound to cause dissatisfaction among some people in Germany. Now it's just

It seemed reasonable and reasonable to take the initiative to leave without hearing the words of praise for him.

Planck saw the students' movements and remembered them in his heart. He closed his eyes and pursed his lips, becoming surprisingly silent. When he opened his eyes again, his eyes were red.

An informed student couldn't stand it anymore and stood up without raising his hand. He glanced at the classmate who made the noise just now and looked at the teacher on the stage: "Professor, you have misunderstood this matter. That student was suffering from dysentery. According to the

The doctor ordered you to rest and recuperate, but in order not to delay your class, you took the medicine and struggled to come out. As a result, your body didn't allow it. I was holding back the sweat just now. There was really no way to go out, otherwise I would have to be in class.

If you make a fool of yourself, it will really affect your class."

Upon hearing this, Planck's eyes were filled with joy at first, then a little relieved, and then immediately sad. All kinds of emotions came together, and it turned out to be a little moist.

Turning his back, not wanting the students to see this embarrassment, he pretended to clean his glasses, quietly wiped a handful on his face, quickly turned around and sniffed.

"Okay, let's put a paragraph on what we just said, and let's continue with the rest of the lesson. You should take notes on that classmate just now, and teach him in time after he recovers. If you don't understand, you can come to me in the office."

After class, Plank returned to his office, closed the door, and recalled what the student had just said, combined with what had happened to him in recent years. He put his head in his hands and covered his eyes, unable to hold back from sobbing. Tears kept pouring out from his fingertips.

penetration.

Although Planck was famous in later generations, he received only a handful of honors in his life. He founded quantum theory in 1900 and did not win the Nobel Prize in Physics until 18 years later, when he was already 61 years old. It was difficult in the middle.

When he became a member of the Department of Physics and Mathematics of the Prussian Academy of Sciences, one-third of the people opposed his entry in the secret ballot. This was basically his greatest honor in the first half of his life. This situation did not gradually improve until his later years, but

Still not worthy of his academic value.

It seems to be even worse for the family. Last year, the big man Karl just died in the Battle of Verdun, Europe's meat grinder. Grete also died of illness after giving birth to a child at the beginning of this year. The son-in-law later married another daughter. Unfortunately, he also died two years later.

Died in childbirth, the second son seemed to be luckier. He was captured by the French army the year before the year before and escaped by chance. Unfortunately, he later appeared on the stage and died in World War II. He was the German version of "Fugui, the protagonist of "Alive""

.

His career is not going well, his family is in trouble, and now he is ostracized by the European academic community because he signed the "Message to the Civilized World". He is vaguely dissatisfied by his domestic colleagues because he sympathizes with Einstein. He is caught in the middle and is not a human being.

During the year, a son and a daughter passed away one after another. The family photos on the table were all closed, and he did not dare to look at them again. Planck's state of mind almost collapsed under these heavy blows.

A man doesn't shed tears easily because he hasn't reached the point where he feels sad.

Just at this moment, there was a sudden rhythmic knocking on the door.

"Professor, are you in the office?"

Planck quickly packed up his clothes, wiped away the tears on his face, and straightened the photo frame. However, he still did not dare to look directly at the figures above and moved his perspective elsewhere.

"Here, I'm here, the door is unlocked, you can come in directly."

"Okay, I'm sorry to disturb you." The person who opened the door was a staff member of the communication room. After taking off his hat and saluting, he respectfully handed over the document in his hand: "Professor Planck, this is how it is. I have received a letter from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

A telegram, the recipient is you, you rushed over as soon as you got the things."

"Chinese Academy of Sciences? I don't remember any contact there. Besides, when did China have the Academy of Sciences? I'll have to ask those Chinese students later." Planck thought for a moment, but he didn't expect to have any contact there. Maybe

It's just that I sent it to the wrong person, so I didn't take it particularly seriously: "Okay, thank you, my old Leon."

"Ah? Professor, you still remember my name. I can't believe that other professors only remember my nickname, but never know my real name." Old Leon was very happy. Even if Planck was in trouble, he seemed to be the one who remembered me.

For a big shot like this who cannot be compared with the school janitor, it is a small honor to be able to remember his name. It is worth going back to drink a glass of dark beer and show off: "It's okay, you just need to sign your name here.

You can take the documents."

"Are you here? Okay." He took out the pen from his breast pocket and prepared to sign. Unfortunately, after a few strokes, only a white line appeared. It was obvious that he was out of ink. In the end, old Leon took out his pen and signed his name.

Sign it.

Holding the receipt, Old Leon handed over the document and took off his hat to thank him again. But when he lowered his head, he suddenly found that the eyes of the man in front of him were bloodshot. He looked at the photo album at a weird angle and suddenly understood something: "Professor Planck

, if you can, you can come to my place to sit and have a few drinks in the evening. My son and your son are still comrades in the army. It's a pity. You should take care of yourself."

After saying that, he put on his hat, took the receipt and walked out of the door, softly closed the door again, and the room became silent instantly.

With this "weird" telegram in hand, Pukron suddenly felt less bad. He even had the urge to go out and catch up with old Leon on the spot to vent all his recent unhappiness.

It's a pity that this telegram has a kind of magic power, and it sticks firmly to the hand, and cannot tolerate two things.

"The sender is 'Tom Cheng'. I seem to have heard this name somewhere. It seems familiar." Planck looked at the name, which was strange but also a little familiar. It was very strange, but he didn't care about it and opened it.

After reading the content, you will know its content.

"Dear Max Planck, I am very glad that you can take time out of your busy schedule to read this telegram from a strange country. First of all, I would like to introduce the Chinese Academy of Sciences. She is a newborn who was just born this year. The purpose is to

We will spread the spirit of science across the Eastern Continent so that more Chinese people can feel the charm of knowledge and enjoy the fruits of the development of natural science. Of course, our foundation is still shallow. I believe you will see many valuable research reports from us in the future.

Secondly, as the dean, my research focus is more on mathematical number theory, and the results I have made are not particularly significant. I just solved one of Hilbert's conjectures recently, so you may not be very familiar with my name.

But this is not the point. My partners and I are also very interested in quantum theory. Mathematics and physics are also connected. I will definitely visit you if I have the opportunity in the future.

We sincerely invite you to participate in the first scientific conference to be held in China at the end of this year. You are very welcome to come. If possible, we hope that you can give us an academic report and we will organize it for you to the highest extent.

Of course, if you yearn for a better, freer, purer academic research environment with more funding, you are welcome to come. I believe that the Chinese Academy of Sciences will give you a sufficient surprise.

Finally, on behalf of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, I would like to express my deep condolences for what happened to your son and daughter. May their souls rest in peace and return to the embrace of God.

In addition, Chinese traditional medicine is very researched in maternal and child health. If you need it, you can contact me at any time."

The career card and the family card were used at the same time. Although Cheng Nuo's invitation to join the company was not taken to heart, after all, it was too strange. How could he easily hand over his fate to such a strange person and place? Even if the other person was a rising star in the academic world, he still couldn't.

Just an individual is far from enough in front of the bright German academic world.

But thinking about his daughter and grandson who had just died in childbirth, his heart felt like a knife. He also had a second daughter, and something similar might happen in the future, which made him, who always believed in his intuition, feel uneasy.

Nowadays, I am being ostracized in the German academic world. I just go out to relax and give an academic report. It doesn't seem to be a big deal. I can temporarily leave this haze, and I feel really excited for a moment.

After straightening the photo on the table and looking at his second daughter's smile, Planck secretly made up his mind, picked up the phone on the table and called the school library.

"Is this Simon? I'm Max Planck. Is there any paper about Chinese mathematics professor Tom Cheng? Please make an appointment for me. I'll go over and read it right away. By the way, are there any relevant books introducing traditional Chinese medicine?

I’ll also make an appointment, thank you.”

Turning his attention back to the country, in addition to Max Planck in Germany, Cheng Nuo also sent telegrams to other people who had experienced similar experiences. The contents were all very similar, and the theme was to ask these people to come over, or maybe directly invite them to join the job.

Either they were invited to come over in a subtle way to avoid fighting, or they were invited to attend the first annual scientific meeting of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and participate in academic reports, etc.

The purpose is to get these people to come and truly experience the charm of the Academy of Sciences. If these people really agree to come, then at least half of the success will be achieved.

Jiang Jiangzuo packed up the written telegram, browsed it briefly, and said with some confusion: "Zhiyuan, you said it was normal for you to send telegrams to Planck, Hilbert and others, but to Zhukovsky, Pablo

My husband can understand it. We are very famous and powerful, but the problem is that some people are not down and out in their country. On the contrary, they are very important. Isn’t it a waste of effort for us to do these jobs? Why do people look at us who are poor and have no reputation?

?”

Cheng Nuo glanced at him, dipped some ink into the pen, and while immersed in writing a letter, he explained: "If you have jujubes, you will have to pay a pole, and if you don't have jujubes, you will get a pole. You are not the person involved, how do you know how they are doing?"

As you wish? These telegrams of ours are just a start, equivalent to sending invitations and paying homage to the mountain. If we want to have more long-term development in the international academic community, we have to make a name for ourselves, right?"

"Yes, I understand all these, but why do you still invite people to join the telegrams you drafted?" Jiang Jiangzuo was still a little puzzled and asked: "Just greet me directly. If you forcefully use this to attract attention, will it attract attention?"

Their dissatisfaction really shot themselves in the foot."

There was a rustling sound on the table, and after writing this paragraph along with the train of thought, Cheng Nuo raised his head and replied: "We are not well-known at the moment, but through the efforts of our comrades, we may not necessarily be better than these academic gathering places."

'Hey, the people we invited must have a different feeling when they think back on it. Maybe some of them are really willing to come. This is also a mutual achievement. If one person out of a hundred telegrams is willing to come, that's enough."

Adjusting the angle of the desk lamp, Cheng Nuo added: "Everything is difficult at the beginning. Now that Mr. Tesla has joined, the latter's psychological burden and grudges will be much less. The day when the second international person arrives, it will not be the same."
To be continued...