Chapter 329 C Position
As soon as he got off the train, he saw several people coming to greet him, including Marie Curie, who had won the Nobel Prize, Lang Zhiwan, who became a professor at the French College two years ago, and Li Shizeng, who had cut off his braids and had short hair. Except for Pierre-Liu and Professor Lippmann, all the people Zhang Xingjiu was most familiar with in France came.
Professor Lippmann will be able to see her soon, but Pierre will never be able to see her because he died in a car accident five years ago. So Zhang Xingjiu was the first to greet Marie Curie. "I'm sorry, it's too far from Asia to Paris, so I couldn't attend Pierre's funeral."
"It's really far. You haven't been to Paris for ten years. I am very grateful to receive your telegram." Madame Curie expressed her understanding.
Lang Zhiwan gave him a big hug and said, "Although you are not in Paris, your name is talked about almost every day in the physics community in Paris. No, it is the same in any physics academic center in the world! Even outside the physics community, your precise measurement of atomic weight has also shocked the chemistry community. Many people are discussing that it is only a matter of time before you win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry!"
"Mr. Zhou Ping, I originally planned to return to China to participate in the revolution, but I postponed my return time when I heard that you were coming. I thought I must see you before I leave!" Li Shizeng has been in France for nine years.
Returning to Zhang Xingjiu's old residence, his house has not changed much from the past. Everyone regards this place as a gathering salon for the physics community or international students, and it has been maintained quite well.
Lang Zhiwan, Madame Curie and Professor Lippmann talked to him about the trends in the Parisian academic community in recent years, and invited him to give a speech at the Sorbonne University tomorrow, then said goodbye and left. Li Shizeng stayed and continued to talk about himself and other students studying in France.
After arriving in Paris, he first studied at the Mondaton Agricultural School. After graduation, he entered the Pasteur Institute and the University of Paris to study biology. A few years later, he and Zhang Jingjiang, Wu Zhihui and others organized the "World Society" in Paris to promote anarchism. In the same year, introduced by Zhang Jingjiang, Li Shizeng joined the Paris branch of the Tongmenghui.
Two years ago, he founded the Chinese Tofu Company in the western suburbs of Paris, using a new machine-made method to make tofu, thus earning the nickname Doctor Tofu. Thanks to Zhang Xingjiu's reputation, his tofu company became much larger than in the original history. Many Chinese students studying in France earned money to study and live in Paris by working in the tofu company. Many of them have returned to China after completing their studies and are seeking ways to strengthen the country.
"Shi Monk, you have done a lot over the years." Zhang Xingjiu was also quite moved after hearing this.
"Compared to you, sir, I am still far behind. When I was in China, I knew that you were famous overseas, but when I arrived in France, I realized that your reputation was beyond my expectation!" Li Shizeng began to sigh, "Alas, those mediocre people in China only know how to fight for power and profit all day long, and they don't know how to cherish a world-class talent like you. I really don't know what to say as a student."
"When will China begin to value talents like you? Perhaps China will become prosperous and strong. I have met you today and my wish has been fulfilled. Tomorrow I will return to my country to join the revolution." After saying this, Li Shizeng stood up, bowed deeply, and went back to his residence downstairs to sleep.
The next day, Zhang Xingjiu sent Li Shizeng and his companions to the train station and watched them leave. He felt quite emotional in his heart. They were all passionate young people, but he wondered how many of them could remain true to their original aspirations in the tide of history.
In the afternoon, Zhang Xingjiu arrived at the Sorbonne University as scheduled and was warmly welcomed by the whole school. After all, he was a Nobel Prize winner and foreign member of the French Academy trained by their own school, so he was naturally different from other scholars.
What's more, after returning to China, Zhang Xingjiu has not given up exploring the academic frontiers and has written high-quality articles every year. With his current achievements, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the number one in the physics world. How can teachers and students not be excited when such a scholar comes to give a speech at his alma mater?
In his speech, Zhang Xingjiu reviewed his study experience at the Sorbonne University more than ten years ago. He emphasized his gratitude to Professor Lippmann, Pierre, Madame Curie, Lang Zhiwan and others for their help, and called this time the most carefree period in his life.
He then went on to talk about his recent research results, such as his study of atomic models. Most students did not quite understand what he was saying, but Lippmann, Marie Curie, Lang Zhiwan, Becquerel and others immediately pricked up their ears. They all knew that if these contents were compiled into a paper and published, it would definitely cause a sensation in the physics community again, just like the many heavyweight papers published by Zhang Xingjiu before.
After the speech, Zhang Xingjiu stayed in Paris for a while, attending a meeting at the French Academy, giving speeches and exchanges at other universities or research institutions, meeting with international students, asking about their difficulties, providing them with help, etc.
After working for more than ten days, Zhang Xingjiu finally boarded a train to Brussels, Belgium with Madame Curie and Lang Zhiwan. Also accompanying them was French mathematician Henri Poincare, an old acquaintance whom he had never met before.
Poincaré made outstanding contributions in many fields including number theory, algebra, geometry, topology, celestial mechanics, mathematical physics, multi-complex function theory, philosophy of science, etc., but he is best known for proposing the Poincaré conjecture.
In the world of "People in the Alley", Zhang Xingjiu published his paper on solving the Poincare conjecture at the World Congress of Mathematicians held in Beijing. So on this train, Zhang Xingjiu and Poincare talked a lot about the Poincare conjecture. However, due to the times, he did not reveal the results of his solution.
Despite this, Poincare was amazed. “I remember that your first paper published in Nature was about number theory. At that time, many mathematicians predicted that a new star in mathematics would soon rise. Unfortunately, you shifted your academic focus to the field of physics, causing the mathematics world to miss out on a genius.”
"Of course, you have published a lot of mathematical papers in recent years. With these, you are qualified to be one of the top mathematicians. But if you put all your energy into mathematics, you will definitely become a great mathematician like Newton, Gauss, and Riemann who leads the development of the times."
Otherwise, why do we say that Sir Niu is so good? He is not only the top 2 physicist in the history of physics, but also one of the best in mathematics.
When they arrived in Brussels, Solvay had already sent people to greet them at the train station. A luxury car took them to a large estate in the suburbs. Soon after, all the physicists attending the conference arrived.
Before the meeting started, everyone took a group photo together, and Zhang Xingjiu unsurprisingly took the C position.
(End of this chapter)
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