Ultimate Scholar

It is obviously a very interesting thing to say "definitely next time" during the Nobel Prize awarding process. \b

After all, who can guarantee that he can win this award again?

Of course, it is quite a coincidence that Barry Sharpless, who won the Nobel Prize with Li Mu this year, won the Nobel Prize for the second time. He is also the fifth person in history to win the Nobel Prize twice. He had already won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2001, and now, he has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry again.

Not many people can guarantee something like this.

However, Gustav looked at the young man in front of him and had to express his belief.

Because Li Mu has been able to win two awards in a row just by relying on his current achievements, such as the theory of superconductivity.

However, since the Nobel Prize Committee still needs to consider the overall impact, it will probably take a long time to wait for the next award.

So, Gustav nodded and said with a smile: "Then I'm looking forward to the next time."

After the awards were given, there were no speeches at the award ceremony. The speeches had to wait until the end of the dinner.

Therefore, Li Mu then walked off the stage with his prize under the classical music played by the Philharmonic Orchestra.

After returning to his seat, the relatives and friends next to him immediately turned their heads and looked at the prize in Li Mu's hand.

A certificate, a medal and, of course, a check representing 10 million Swedish kronor.

However, obviously at this moment, the converted bonus, which is equivalent to more than 7 million yuan, is not so attractive. The golden medal, which represents the highest honor in the scientific community, is what interests people the most.

"Quick! Show me what the legendary Nobel Medal looks like!"

Li Ruyu, who was separated from Li Mu by Yun Rongshang, stretched out her hand directly towards Li Mu.

Yun Rongshang still maintained a little reserve, but her eyes were already attracted.

Li Mu smiled and handed the medal box to Li Ruyu's hand, and then the two women immediately came together to look at it, reaching out to touch it from time to time.

Compared with the bonus worth more than 7 million yuan, this medal is truly valuable.

James Watson, the discoverer of the double helix structure of DNA, once sold his Nobel medal to him. The final transaction price was as high as 4.75 million US dollars, which was several times higher than the bonus.

Of course, its 18K gold texture alone makes it look very gorgeous.

Then, the certificate in Li Mu's hand naturally did not stay in his hand. His elders took it and observed it.

Although the contents of the certificate were written in English and they could not understand it, it did not prevent them from taking out their mobile phones to take photos.

In response to this, Li Mu smiled and shook his head, but he didn't care too much, but he was a little sad that there was another collection in his collection room.

Of course, his Nobel medal is not only accessible to his relatives and friends. According to tradition, Nobel Prize winners will also pass their medals to the audience present, so that everyone can share this glory. and luck, so he later handed his medal to other spectators in the audience with his own hands.

The whole process lasted for 10 minutes, and the Philharmonic Orchestra also played classical music for ten minutes until the next winner came on stage to receive the award.

In this way, the award ceremony continued. Soon, several other Nobel Prize winners came to the stage to receive their awards. Finally, Carl-Henric Hedin, Chairman of the Nobel Prize Foundation, also stood in front of the stage again. .

"In closing, let us once again send our warmest congratulations to every Nobel Prize winner."

The applause rang out warmly again, and then Hedin said: "Then, our Nobel Prize dinner is also ready. Please move to the Blue Hall and enjoy the sumptuous dinner we have prepared."

Everyone stood up one after another and began to leave the concert hall under the guidance of the on-site staff and headed to the "Blue Hall" that Hedin said.

The Blue Hall refers to the Blue Hall in Stockholm City Hall.

The annual Nobel Prize Dinner will be held here, representing outstanding scholars from all over the world, as well as members of the Swedish royal family, dignitaries, and of course all Nobel Prize winners and their relatives and friends will participate in this event. During the dinner.

To a certain extent, this kind of dinner can also be called the most powerful brain dinner.

Of course, the total number of people attending the banquet exceeded a thousand, which made the entire Blue Hall seem a bit crowded.

The dining tables are all large rectangular tables, facing each other. The width of the table is only about the length of an arm, barely enough for two people to sit down. \b

Soon, after a baritone piece ended, the food finally began to be served.

It is said that the menu of the Nobel Prize dinner is generally highly confidential, and no secrets will be leaked before the official start.

Of course, whether these foods suit Li Mu's taste is another matter.

Because... the three-hour dinner only has three courses, appetizer, main course, and dessert. It is very exquisite, and each dish only has a small portion. But whether it can fill you up is another matter.

However, eating is just a ritual. For the people present, even if they feel dissatisfied, they probably won’t say anything, just treat the dinner as a classical music concert where you can eat and chat. . \b

At least, the performance level of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra is worthy of praise.

In this way, until the end of the dinner, it was the turn of the Nobel Prize winners to take the stage.

They need to give a final speech to end the feast.

The first thing that came to the stage was the gift given by the winner of the Physics Prize.

Wearing a formal suit, he walked to the front. His young and handsome appearance always made the men at the scene envious, and the equally young single ladies would also cast their admiring glances.

Of course, Li Mu turned a blind eye. The podium was set up at the corner of the stairs. Standing on it, he did not use any foreign language, but directly started his speech in Chinese: "Dear kings, queens, and members of the royal family, ladies and gentlemen. , Hello everyone, it’s an honor to deliver a speech here.”

"The significance of the Nobel Prize in Physics is very profound. It represents an award in the world that has made significant and indelible contributions to the achievements of physics. I am very happy that my results can also be included in it."

"Of course, I am also confident that my achievements are worthy of such an award."

“I often hear people say to me, ‘Li Mu, your dimensional force theory is a bit too difficult to learn’, ‘Li Mu, can’t the dimensional force theory really be made simpler?’——”

"I think I'm probably feeling what Einstad must have felt."

His tone paused, and everyone in the audience also raised their heads.

When mentioning Einstein, does this mean comparing oneself to Einstein?

However, everyone thought about it again. With his achievements, compared with Einstein, it seems that he is not so arrogant?

People don't all lament that some people act too proud, which can make people feel disgusted, but if it is someone like Li Mu, people will find it acceptable or even normal.

"Of course, for these questions, I usually only answer one sentence: You can try to make it simpler through hard work."

“Human beings have been studying mysterious things, and the purpose of physics is to explain those mysterious things in the universe, from cosmic strings to Planck scales. Mystery means unknown, and unknown means incomprehensible. "

"And this is true for all knowledge that we have not yet mastered."

"But as long as we never give up on learning knowledge, we will eventually master everything."

"Just like more than 100 years ago, not many people could understand Einstein's theory of relativity, but today, more than a hundred years later, even a middle school student in China can briefly talk about the theory of relativity."

"Is it because humans are getting smarter?"

"No, it's never been the case. It's because of our continuous learning that we become smarter and smarter. We can't reverse the relationship of priority."

"Of course, among them, I am probably the more prominent one."

Having said this, Li Mu smiled slightly, and all the audience also smiled knowingly.

More prominent?

That's so outstanding.

Of course, Li Mu's words also made people at the scene feel recognized. According to the research of some scientists, human IQ is indeed getting higher and higher, but if it were not because humans are constantly learning, they are just relying on continuous reproduction. Can such IQ improve from generation to generation?

Obviously impossible.

"So, never give up learning, because you are participating in a project related to the destiny of mankind, that is, a plan to improve the IQ of the next generation of humans!"

"Until the next thousand years AD, or even the first ten thousand years, at that time, every human being who is many times smarter than me and Einstein will have a share of your contribution."

"Thank you, that's the end of my speech."

"Finally, I wish you all a pleasant dinner."

The applause rang out warmly, and people couldn't help but sigh that scientists' speeches are always a little different.

A project that concerns humanity?

Everyone couldn't help but feel interested in what Li Mu said.

Of course, whether people today are wiser than the ancients will always be a question, just as modern people often lament the wisdom of the ancients.

However, this was not among Li Mu's considerations, because the core of his speeches has always been this sentence: Never give up learning.

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Time passed slowly, and several other Nobel laureates also gave speeches. For those elderly laureates, their speeches were often full of emotions about life, and compared to Li Mu's speech, they seemed longer. More peaceful.

Of course, in the end, the dinner ended.

With the accompaniment of music, people began to leave in an orderly manner and returned to their residences. Li Mu and the others also returned to their Royal Stockholm Royal Hotel.

Although the time was already relatively late, Li Mu was not in a hurry to go to bed. He did not go upstairs and came to the garden under the hotel. The light in the garden was very dark and the coldness made a person feel quite sad. There is a lonely mood.

However, people with a rich spiritual world often do not feel lonely. At least, there is a simulated space hidden in Li Mu's mind that he dominates.

At this time, Li Mu was strolling around the garden and continuing his research in the simulated space.

Never give up on learning, and he certainly lived by that.

"Up to now... I have generally understood the bonding process of electrons during chemical reactions. However, the specific situation still requires some research..."

Li Mu narrowed his eyes.

After a few months, he has naturally achieved certain results, but difficult things are always difficult.

If we want to mention the cost he spent in such a long simulation, the large amount of materials and the large amount of time he accelerated seemed to have reached hundreds of millions of yuan.

The research on materials has always been like this, not to mention that he is now doing reverse engineering.

Just like the F22 fell into the sea, no country rushed to salvage it excitedly. It was because of two troubles. The first trouble was Lao Mi, and the second trouble was the reverse engineering of materials afterwards.

The most valuable thing among fifth-generation aircraft is obviously the materials. Whether it is the invisible coating on the surface or the high-temperature materials of the aero-engine, it is very difficult to reverse them.

Of course, why Li Mu thinks he can do it is because the simulated space's ability to observe the microscopic world gives him the confidence to do it.

Although, this is probably a rather long process.

Suddenly, at this moment, a voice came from my ear: "What are you thinking about?"

Li Mu turned around and saw Yun Rongshang.

"Huh? Aren't you asleep yet?"

"Can't sleep." Yun Rongshang spread her hands and said helplessly, "And then there is your sister, who always asks me all kinds of questions."

"Haha, she is like that."

Li Mu smiled.

"Aren't you curious about what the problems are?" Yun Rongshang raised his eyebrows.

"I'm curious, but I can roughly guess." Li Mu spread his hands and said, "When I was a child, I got a little closer to a girl. Whenever she saw her, she would gossip about it and even tell my mother."

Yun Rongshang chuckled, "I can imagine it."

Suddenly, at this moment, her cell phone rang.

"Huh? It's my mom calling!"

She "shushed" Li Mu and then answered the phone.

With Li Mu's current hearing ability and the relatively quiet surrounding environment, he could also hear what the person on the other end of the phone said.

"Hello? Rong Rong, where are you now?"

"I'm in the dormitory, reading a paper."

"real?"

"Oh, how dare I lie to my dear mother~"

"But why do I feel that your voice is quite hollow?"

"Ah...I opened the window..." Yun Rongshang started acting coquettishly: "Oh, mom, why are you asking so many questions! Did I do anything bad?"

"Oh, I just saw a photo, and it felt like the person on it was you."

"What picture?"

"That's the photo of Li Mu. Didn't he win the Nobel Prize today, and then there was a girl next to him who looked very similar to you."

"Ah... no, no, he is a Nobel Prize winner. I am just a little Kalami, a rookie who will take three years to graduate with a master's degree. How can I know him?" Yun Rongshang explained quickly.

"Really? You didn't lie to your mother, did you?" Yun Mu said on the other end of the phone: "That Li Mu and you are both from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and we both studied at Oxford. You should know each other, right?"

"Oh, no, no, no, really not." Yun Rongshang said, "I'm just a puppy if I lie to you."

"Okay, then don't study too late and go to bed early."

"Yeah, I know! Mommy should also take care of herself."

Yun Rongshang breathed a sigh of relief, said a few words quickly, and finally hung up the phone.

Then Li Mu raised his eyebrows: "Puppy?"

Yun Rongshang's relaxed expression immediately hardened again, and then she pounced on Li Mu: "See if I bite you!"

Li Mu's eyes widened: "Damn, you really bite!"