Chapter 342: Porthos
This time he won more than one award. Millikan of the California Institute of Technology had proved through experiments the photoelectric effect theory proposed by Zhang Xingjiu. The Nobel Committee could not ignore this achievement and had to award Zhang Xingjiu again.
At the same time, Zhang Xingjiu's influence on the precise measurement of atomic weight is becoming increasingly greater. Today's physicists and chemists cannot avoid the precise atomic weight measured by Zhang Xingjiu when studying atoms. The Chemistry Prize Committee can only award him this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Zhang Xingjiu thus became the second person after Marie Curie to win both the Nobel Prize in Physics and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and he won the prize in the same session. If the Nobel Prize in Physics he won in the first session is added, Zhang Xingjiu has won three Nobel Prizes.
Looking back at the more than 100-year history of the Nobel Prize, there are four people who have won the Nobel Prize twice, namely Marie Curie, Linus Pauling, John Bardeen and Frederick Sanger.
There has never been anyone who has won three times, and Zhang Xingjiu has many achievements that qualify him for the Nobel Prize. He still has opportunities to win the prize in the future. Apart from anything else, in the fields of physiology and medicine, he has already prepared in advance to be the first to come up with sulfa and penicillin. With these two achievements combined, even if the Nobel Prize Committee is reluctant, they can only give him the prize with a pinch of their nose.
At the same time, Zhang Xingjiu's previous preparations also played a role. During the recent Spanish flu, many of the prevention methods proposed by Wu Lien-teh during the Northeast plague period played an important role. He himself also made outstanding contributions to China's resistance to the Spanish flu.
Under the influence of Zhang Xingjiu, these stories were published in many important international media, and Wu Lien-teh also published important articles in journals such as The Lancet. With the recommendation of the academic circles in Britain, France and other countries, Wu Lien-teh finally got what he deserved and became the winner of this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
"Haha, Xinglian, this time we can go to Sweden together to receive the award!" Zhang Xingjiu was very happy. Wu Lien-teh's achievements definitely qualified him for the award, but unfortunately no one helped him fight for it in the original history. Now he can finally make up for this regret.
"If it weren't for your help, Zhou Ping, it would have been very easy for me to get this award!" Wu Lien-teh was very clear about the ins and outs of this. When he attended the International Plague Conference in Northeast China, he once talked with the Oriental scholar Kitasato Shibasaburo. Kitasato Shibasaburo missed the Nobel Prize because of the discrimination of white people against yellow people. Now that Zhang Xingjiu can push him to the Nobel Prize podium, he must have paid a lot of favors.
"In fact, I didn't give too much. Needless to say, I have nominated many people for France over the years. As for the UK, I only agreed to nominate some scholars from Cambridge and Oxford as candidates. These people are already eligible for the award. It would be a waste if I don't keep my nomination rights there. I can get something in return! And the most important thing is that your achievements are definitely worthy of the award."
Reporters from Shanghai quickly rushed to the scene upon hearing the news, and Aurora University quickly cleared out the auditorium to hold a press conference for Zhang Xingjiu and Wu Lien-teh, allowing them to talk about the details of the award.
Zhang Xingjiu used only one sentence to make the reporters at the scene excited. "The award that Xinglian and I won this time is enough to prove that the IQ of us Chinese is definitely not inferior to that of Westerners. The previous backwardness was only due to the corrupt rule of the Qing Dynasty, which stifled the people's desire for knowledge. In the future, as the country's strength increases, there will definitely be more scholars who will be able to win international awards in science, art and even other fields!"
These words quickly spread throughout China through newspapers and telegrams, and many people were inspired after reading them. Since the dream of being the Celestial Empire was shattered, inferiority complex has gradually given way to pride. Many people were so inferior that they could not raise their heads when faced with the advanced technology of foreigners.
Some people even believe that the reason why China is backward is because of its inferior race. Now the achievements of Zhang Xingjiu and Wu Lien-teh have directly shattered this fallacy and greatly boosted national self-confidence.
When Zhang Xingjiu won the prize 20 years ago, the influence of the Nobel Prize was not so great, there were not so many newspapers, and information transmission was not so convenient, so it only caused a sensation in a small range.
It was different now. The news spread quickly throughout the country, and even the Beiyang government pretended to send a telegram to commend them. Suddenly, there was an endless stream of officials, wealthy people, journalists and students coming to Aurora University to visit them.
The reputation of Aurora University also reached its peak at this time. Many young people who aspired to go to university considered Aurora University as their first choice and were willing to leave their hometowns and go to Shanghai to apply.
Those who come from poor families or have no confidence in their academic performance will deliberately choose to apply to schools where students who graduated from Aurora University are teaching. The number of applicants to schools such as Peking University and Jimei University has also increased significantly.
Seeing this phenomenon, many universities quickly contacted Aurora University, hoping to recruit teachers from them to enhance their own teaching capabilities and attract more students to apply.
For a time, teachers and students of Aurora University became popular and people from all over the country scrambled to get them. When these teachers and students arrived at the new schools, they also spread the fine traditions of Aurora University, which was also very beneficial to the development of higher education in China.
It was difficult to refuse many social engagements, and the affairs of Aurora University also took up a lot of time. Zhang Xingjiu and Wu Lien-teh were busy until early November. Seeing that it would be too late if they didn't leave now, they left in a hurry.
In this case, there was no way to be picky about passenger ships, and they could only take whichever ship they came across. Coincidentally, a French mail ship "Bordeaux" carrying German prisoners of war from Qingdao was docked at the Shanghai wharf to refuel with coal and water, and there were some empty seats on the ship, so Zhang Xingjiu and Wu Lien-teh quickly bought tickets and boarded the ship.
There were also many young passengers boarding the ship with them. Like Zhang Guoqiang, they all planned to study in France. The main mission of the Bordeaux was to transport prisoners of war. The owner of the ship had already made a lot of money just by transporting prisoners, and taking passengers on board was a way to earn extra money. Therefore, the tickets were slightly cheaper than other passenger ships, and it became their first choice. Many students squeezed on board at once.
Zhang Xingjiu and Wu Lien-teh occupied the best cabin on the ship. They put their luggage in the room, and when the ship started, they went on deck like other passengers to get some fresh air.
When they saw Zhang Xingjiu and Wu Lien-teh, the young people were very excited and quickly surrounded them to greet them. Then they curiously asked them what it was like to study abroad. Zhang Xingjiu and Wu Lien-teh answered their questions one by one.
"Mr. Zhang, how did you feel when you first went to France?" asked a young man with a Huai'an accent.
When Zhang Xingjiu looked up, he saw an extremely handsome face.
(End of this chapter)
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