Chapter 466: Nobel Lecture

"Take it as a warning!"

The words of the former mentor made Wang Haifeng lose all blood on his face.

So much so that when he left the office, he was like a puppet pulled by a string, walking in a daze.

Recalling Academician Liu's meaningful eyes, he suddenly realized how dangerous his behavior was.

Perhaps it was because that face was so young, even younger than his own students, so that he almost forgot those hard-to-articulate rules in the academic world.

If you want to say that the only thing he is lucky about now is that Lu Zhou is not the kind of narrow-minded person.

Otherwise, there is no need for others to take action.

It was the first time that he was so grateful that he regarded himself as a thorn in the side, and let himself go as a fart...

...

In fact, Wang Haifeng still overestimated himself.

If it wasn't for the accidental meeting at the state banquet last time, Lu Zhou wouldn't even remember such a person.

According to the awarding process of the Nobel Prize, after the dinner, there will be a Nobel lecture the next day.

At about 14 o'clock in the East District, Lu Zhou came to the lecture hall of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences' School of Chemistry as scheduled, and gave a 30-minute speech on the theme of "The Mystery of Numbers in the Microcosm".

When he first arrived at the lecture hall, there was a sea of ​​people in the lecture hall, even better than the Nobel dinner in terms of crowding, but no one complained.

Not only chemistry scholars from all over the world came to listen to the report, but also students from Stockholm University and KTH, and even some local citizens who are interested in science.

According to the practice of previous Nobel lectures, the lectures here are not completely professional in nature. Even if you don’t have the knowledge in the relevant field, you can more or less understand what the people on the stage are saying.

Of course, it is not a complete science popularization.

To put it simply, the purpose of the Nobel lectures is to allow scholars in the same industry but in different directions to understand at a glance what work the Nobel laureate has done or is doing, what is the significance of the work, and what it means for the academic world, Even what it means to the world and so on.

This sounds simple, but it is not so easy to actually do it.

After all, after entering the second half of the 20th century, the development of the academic field has gone from barbaric growth to classification and refinement. Those who are engaged in electrochemistry may not necessarily understand the research of physical chemistry, and scholars of biochemistry may not even be able to Read and understand the papers in the first two directions.

In this regard, any discipline is actually the same.

In this report meeting, Lu Zhou did not use too difficult formulas to explain his arguments, but only talked about the problems he encountered when studying HCS-2 materials, and his thoughts on some abnormal phenomena.

Although no passionate language was used, the audience at the scene listened with great devotion.

On the one hand, it is out of respect for the Nobel laureates.

As for more, it is still out of admiration for the knowledge reserve of this Nobel laureate...

Many people spend their entire lives and can only be proficient in a certain field.

To make a small improvement on this basis is not to live up to the mission of being a scholar.

In fact, modern science has progressed through the accumulation of bits and pieces.

However, this rule only applies to the average person.

For him, whether it is the theoretical work of electrochemistry or the application of lithium-sulfur batteries, these difficult problems that originally required many people to solve seem to be solved by him alone...

Soon, the speech came to an end, Lu Zhou paused for half a second, and ended briefly.

"...I remember hearing a saying a long time ago that you can become an expert in a field when you have made all the mistakes you can make in a field, because for you, you already know which attempts are doomed It's wrong."

"In my opinion, mathematical tools provide a unique perspective. It allows us to bypass inherent experience and think about phenomena that we don't understand from the perspective of God."

"What is science?"

Seeing the audience in the audience paused for a second, Lu Zhou continued with an affirmative tone.

"It seems to me to think rationally about the 'why' of everything we don't understand."

There was thunderous applause at the scene.

The audience in the audience stood up one after another to show their respect.

Lu Zhou bowed slightly, turned around and walked down the stage.

...

Outside the lecture hall, in the corridor of the Royal Academy of Sciences, led by a middle-aged man with a Chinese face, several civil servants in suits and leather shoes were standing there.

When Lu Zhou came out of the lecture hall, the middle-aged man's eyes lit up, and he smiled and greeted Lu Zhou.

"Professor Lu gave us an exciting speech with vivid language!"

Hearing this unexpected compliment, Lu Zhou looked at the strange man, smiled and nodded: "Thank you, who are you?"

Zhang Wenbin smiled and stretched out his right hand: "Zhang Wenbin, ambassador to Sweden."

ambassador?

Seeing the surprise of this unexpected visitor, Lu Zhou shook hands with him, and said with a smile in a chatty tone: "It turned out to be Mr. Ambassador, nice to meet you."

"It's a pleasure to meet you here." Ambassador Zhang shook Lu Zhou's right hand and said with a smile, "Also, congratulations, Professor Lu! The honor you won on the award platform is for us Chinese. The scientific community, it’s a breath of fresh air!”

"You are overrated." Lu Zhou smiled modestly, "There are many outstanding Chinese scholars in the international academic circle, and a Nobel Prize is just icing on the cake."

"You are too modest! If the Nobel Prize is just icing on the cake, then there is no glory to be commended." After a pause, Ambassador Zhang continued in an enthusiastic tone, "May I inquire, may I ask you Any plans after the trip to Stockholm?"

Lu Zhou thought for a while and said, "Maybe I have to go to France."

Ambassador Zhang was slightly stunned: "France?"

Lu Zhou smiled embarrassedly: "Well, there is also an award for the Millennium Problem, and I plan to take it along the way."

Drop by to receive the award...

The Millennium Conundrum...

OK……

Hearing this sentence, the expressions of several embassy and consulate staff twitched suddenly.

Even Ambassador Zhang, who is used to big scenes, couldn't help but twitch his eyebrows.

But soon, he quickly coughed dryly, concealing his gaffe without any trace.

"I always thought that winning prizes and getting soft hands would only appear in the sports world, but I didn't expect that it could also be done in the academic world. Professor Lu is really... amazing."

Lu Zhou smiled embarrassedly: "It's okay."

If you count the Fields Medal a few months ago, the speed of his award this year is indeed a bit faster.

Immediately afterwards, Ambassador Zhang hurriedly continued to ask: "What about after going to France?"

Lu Zhou thought about it carefully for a while, and after confirming that he had nothing else to do, he said, "I don't have any other arrangements to go home for the New Year."

Hearing these words, Ambassador Zhang finally showed a bright smile on his face, and proposed with a smile.

"Before you go home, can I ask you to go to Shangjing?"

Lu Zhou: "Go to Beijing?"

"Yes," said Ambassador Zhang with a smile, "someone wants to meet with you."