Reborn and become a Great Scientist

Chapter 213 Chapter 161

What is the meaning of this?
Could it be that Campbell failed in one plan and made another plan, failed in persuasion, and used money to lure him instead?
It just doesn't make sense of the Harvard University logo printed on the envelope, or the First National Bank of Boston's crest centered at the top of the check.

In this era when passenger air routes were not yet mature, if you wanted to come to the UK from California on the west coast of the United States, you had to take a train across the entire American continent to reach the east coast.

Then choose to take a steam ship across the Atlantic from several well-known large ports, and finally arrive in England.

The ports that handle routes between Britain and the United States include New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and of course Boston.

Perhaps it was true that Campbell had boarded a ship in Boston Harbor when he came to England this time.

But there was absolutely no need for him to open an account with the First National Bank of Boston just to pay Chen Muwu the ten thousand dollars.

The Bank of Italy in California can also handle this kind of business, and the latter's business capacity is much larger than the former.

Since you can't figure it out, then simply stop thinking about it.

Chen Muwu stared at Campbell with doubts in his eyes, but he didn't say a word.

How did Xiao Lizi say that line in his movie "The Wolf of Wall Street"?

He who speaks first loses!

Whoever speaks first loses!

Campbell said with a smile: "Dr. Chen, you don't need to look at me like this. I didn't pay this huge sum of [-] U.S. dollars, but was entrusted by others to pass it on to you.

"The truth of the matter is all written in that letter. Please read it and you will know the whole story."

By the way, there is still a letter in it!
Chen Muwu just glanced at the envelope and the check and became suspicious, completely forgetting that there was such a thing as a letter.

"Dear Dr. Chen Muwu:
"You discovered the ninth planet in the solar system at the beginning of last year, which caused a sensation all over the world, and the United States is no exception.

"My brother, Percival Lowell, dedicated his life to finding the mysterious Planet X beyond Neptune, and personally financed the construction of the Lowell Observatory in Arizona.

"Unfortunately, until the time of his death ten years ago, Planet X still didn't show up.

"As Percival's younger brother, I have always hoped that human beings can discover the trace of this mysterious planet X as soon as possible, so as to fulfill my elder brother's last wish and comfort his spirit in heaven.

"I clearly remember that on a certain day at the beginning of last year, all major newspapers in Boston began to frantically report the news that the Royal Astronomer of the United Kingdom announced to the world that they had discovered the ninth planet X in the solar system.

"Not long after, the 'Yellow Emperor Star' you discovered was confirmed by astronomers all over the world, and was also confirmed by the astronomical community as the ninth planet in the solar system.

"At the same time, I have learned a lot about you personally in the newspapers.

"It turns out that you have not only made achievements in astronomy, but also achieved fruitful results in physics and other aspects.

"Harvard University also has some Chinese students, and most of them are the hardest-working and hardest-working people in the school.

"Your appearance broke my stereotype of Chinese students, and Harvard University began to recruit more Chinese students.

"Last summer, after a long absence, I sent a letter to the Nobel Prize Review Committee of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, exercising a power that I have rarely used as the president of Harvard University, that is, to nominate you for the Nobel Prize in Physics that year.

"In the end, as I wished, you won the award, although the reason is not the 'discovery of the ninth planet in the solar system' that I wrote when I nominated.

"The theory about the universe model you put forward in your Nobel Prize lecture is very novel. Under my suggestion, professors from the Department of Astronomy and Observatory of Harvard University have begun to study this phenomenon of cosmic expansion.

"I have proposed before that I will provide you with a reward of [-] U.S. dollars as a reward for discovering the 'Yellow Emperor Star'.

"It's just that for various reasons, you don't want to come to the United States, and I don't have time to go to the UK, so the money has not been sent to the people who should have it.

"Fortunately, now, I have finally waited for this opportunity.

"Although I couldn't leave the United States due to physical reasons, I learned that the Second General Assembly of the International Union of Astronomers will be held in Cambridge, England, so I wrote a letter to my old friend, Professor Campbell, President of the University of California, asking him to forward this letter and the check for $[-] to you.

"At the end of the letter, I wish Dr. Chen you can continue to achieve more and better results in scientific research, and I hope that in the future, I can meet Dr. Chen in person.

"Abbott Lowell, President of Harvard University."

Chen Muwu looked at the check in his hand again, it was also signed with the same signature as on the letter paper.

Of course he remembered the man and the money.

The "Time" reporter who interviewed Chen Muwu in the UK before asked him if he would go to the United States to receive the money.

In addition to A. Lowell's prize, it seems that the National Academy of Sciences of the United States will also award itself a Watson Award.

He turned down the bonus at the time, and he turned down that award as well.

Unexpectedly, A. Lowell came to the truth. A few years later, the ten thousand dollars still came into his own hands.

The president of Harvard University is a nice guy, he can get along with him, and he is really willing to spend money if he has money.

It's just that the money came a little late.

If he could have come half a year earlier, Chen Muwu would definitely have exchanged more pounds than he has now.

Churchill couldn't think about it, and restored the gold standard of the pound. A fixed exchange rate of 1933:[-] was implemented between the pound and the U.S. dollar, and this exchange rate lasted until [-].

For so many years to come, [-] U.S. dollars can only be exchanged for a little more than [-] pounds.

It’s too bad for this deal, so I might as well not exchange the pound, just give this check to Oppenheimer, let him spare time to travel back and forth across the country, and open a stock account for himself at the New York Stock Exchange.

He thought to himself that he is not a pertinent old Hu, and the US stock market is not a big A, so he will definitely make a fortune with his eyes closed this time around!
Although Chen Muwu blamed Fatty Qiu in his heart, he still kept a smile on his face because he was still a guest in someone else's hotel: "Thank you, Principal Campbell, thank you for sending me the letter and check from Principal Lowell."

"Abbott also asked me to invite you to teach at Harvard University on his behalf. I originally thought that I would hire you to the University of California first, and then tell you about it. After all, in front of his huge check worth [-] US dollars, our University of California is completely unattractive."

"How about Dr. Chen, you have rejected me before, so are you interested in Harvard this time?"

Harvard University, the No.100 school in the world 1 years later.

Now 100 years ago, I don’t know if it can rank No.1 in the United States, but in front of Cambridge University, it is just a younger brother.

Not to mention whether Chen Muwu will go to the United States, just talk about this Harvard University.

Here he has both an acquaintance, Professor Bridgeman, and an enemy, Professor Duane.

And his enemy is also the director of the Harvard Department of Physics.

Duane had been opposed to the particle nature of light before, and he and Compton of the University of Chicago argued endlessly for this.

Until the birth of Chen Muwu, this protracted academic battle came to an end.

In the face of irrefutable experimental facts, Duane became the loser.

I don't know if this Professor Du An is narrow-minded. If Chen Muwu really goes to Harvard, who can guarantee that he won't be put on shoes by the department head?
Will it or won't it?If so!

"Forget it, Principal Campbell. Although I am very grateful to Principal Lowell for providing me with this bonus, as I said before, I have no plans to go to the United States recently.

"I hope you can tell Principal Lowell for me after returning to China. I am very grateful for his bonus and his invitation. It's just that I still have work to do at Cambridge University and I don't like to leave conveniently.

"If there is an opportunity in the future, I will definitely thank him personally!"

"Dr. Chen, I'm relieved to hear you say that. I hope you can refuse Abbott's invitation more than anyone else. Otherwise, Dr. Chen rejected the University of California and chose Harvard University, which will make me, the president, lose face!"

Unexpectedly, at such an old age, Campbell would speak out his inner thoughts without any concealment.

But it is indeed as he said, watching others make money is more uncomfortable than losing money yourself.

There was another layer in his words, that is, he was making progress by retreating, laughing at himself that California University could not get into Chen Muwu's eyes, implying that he hoped that he would think about it again.

At this time, it is right to laugh along with Campbell, and Campbell will continue to invite him to teach at the University of California if he replies to anything.

……

The next day, as soon as Chen Muwu arrived at the Cavendish Laboratory, he called Oppenheimer out of the door.

"Robert, you have been in the UK for more than a year. Last winter, you followed me to Northern Europe and then to the European continent. You did not return to the United States to spend Christmas with your family.

"There should be nothing to do this winter, otherwise how about you go back to China for Christmas? When the holidays are approaching, the transatlantic boat tickets will be very tight. You'd better buy the round-trip boat tickets in advance now."

Chen Muwu obviously had good intentions, but Oppenheimer felt awkward no matter what he heard.

In the previous group, except for him, everyone was Chinese, so he has been learning Chinese and Chinese culture, hoping to communicate with everyone in Chinese one day.

Although a new Cockcroft who also only speaks English has arrived recently, Oppenheimer's pace of learning has not slowed down at all.

Among these foreign students, no one else can speak Chinese but only oneself can speak Chinese, so who will the teacher get closer to subconsciously?
A new concept that Oppenheimer has recently learned is called the eviction order.

Even if Chinese people see other people's displeasure, they will not express it directly, and often choose a very tactful way.

For example, you can't speak directly when you see off a guest, but you have to hold up a tea bowl to invite others to drink tea, implying to them "you should get out".

It's just autumn, and Mr. Chen asked himself to go back to the United States for Christmas. What does it mean?
Did Rutherford say something to him again, making Chen Muwu change his mind and not want him as a student anymore?
"Mr. Chen, I'm not going back to the United States for Christmas. I just want to stay by your side and learn more from you. Did I do something wrong recently? Please don't hide it, just point it out, I will definitely change it!"

After pondering for a while, Chen Muwu finally understood why Oppenheimer kept crying when he said this matter out of good intentions.

"Robert, you are thinking too much. I don't have any intention of driving you back to the United States. On the contrary, I want you to return to the United States. I want you to reunite with your family, and I have another thing to ask for."

Chen Muwu told him that he wanted to buy some American stocks, and hoped that when Oppenheimer returned to China this time, he could help him open a stock account and hold it on his behalf.

When he was at the David Faraday Laboratory, Chen Muwu earned a huge sum of money by selling patents on plexiglass.

Oppenheimer didn't know that Chen Muwu urgently needed the money to build a school, so he gave the suggestion of investing in stocks.

After listening to what he said, Oppenheimer did not expect Mr. Chen to listen to and adopt his suggestion, and the expression on his face also changed from anger to joy.

"Okay, I'll go to the travel agency and ask them to help buy the boat tickets back home for Christmas! Or don't wait until the end of the year at all, I'll take the nearest boat back, how about it?"

Chen Muwu advised Oppenheimer not to get excited, but to go back to China for Christmas as originally planned.

He thought to himself that if you go back to China now, wouldn't there be no teaching assistants for my linear algebra class?
A week passed quickly, and Chen Muwu only appeared in the venue again on the morning of the last day.

The afternoon is the closing ceremony of the General Assembly of the International Union of Astronomers. In the morning, the last item on the agenda of this meeting will be the election of new member states.

Dr. Zhang Yun from France represented the Chinese Astronomical Society as an observer country to participate in this meeting.

The main purpose of his participation is to apply to the federation to become a full member.

The word "observation" in the so-called observer states is actually two-way.

The observer observes the international organizations it joins to judge whether it will eventually join the organization.

The international organization is also watching its observers to judge whether it should approve its membership.

In the original time and space, the federation rejected the application of the Chinese Astronomical Society, and the reason given was that it believed that the level of the society was not enough, and there was not even a professional observatory.

At that time, the only modern observatory in China was the Xujiahui Observatory established by the French Catholic Jesuit Society.

And Zhang Yun, who was rejected for membership at this meeting, also saw the huge gap between domestic astronomy level and foreign countries.

After returning to China, he was hired by Shuangyashan University in Guangzhou to teach, and then he started to raise funds from various parties. In the end, he lived up to his will and built the first modern observatory independently built by the Chinese, the Zhongda Observatory.

It was not until 1935 that the Chinese Astronomical Society got rid of its status as an observer and became a full member of the Federation. This is not unrelated to the efforts of Zhang Yun and a group of Chinese astronomers.

However, now that there is such a person as Chen Muwu, the International Federation of Astronomers can't wait to quickly accept the Chinese Astronomical Society as an official member.

If even the youngest and most promising astronomer in the world is not a member of the federation, wouldn't the federation become a big joke?

After the final results of the new member states were announced, Zhang Yun felt that he had fulfilled his mission just like Tang Sui this time, and embraced tightly with Chen Muwu, who silently changed the course of history beside him.

(End of this chapter)