Reborn and become a Great Scientist

Chapter 310 49 How many divisions does the Pope have?
The time agreed with the Holy See to meet with the Pope was two days later, so Chen Muwu and Hubble arrived early this time.

As an ancient city with a long history, Rome certainly has many world-famous attractions and monuments. However, it is getting late now and there is only one full day tomorrow, so it is not so urgent to race against time.

After leaving the train station, Fermi was not in a hurry to return to the University of Rome where he taught. Instead, he continued to help them find a hotel and settle down before saying goodbye and leaving alone.

Before leaving, Femi did not forget to tell Chen Muwu that he would come back tomorrow morning and asked them to wait for his arrival and never act alone.

"This Professor Fermi is quite nice. Is he a friend you have known for a long time?"

After Fermi left, Hubble, who had gone to the pizza shop next to the hotel for dinner, sat at the dining table and asked curiously.

"No, I only met him after I arrived in Italy. He is a receptionist at the Como Conference organizer, but he is also a very powerful theoretical physicist."

Chen Muwu told the truth.

After hearing what Chen Muwu said, Hubble had several different opinions in his mind.

First of all, he felt that although Chen Muwu was young, his personal charm was really incredible.

The meeting in Como has been going on for more than a week. In such a short period of time, they have made a new local friend who helps them with their busy schedules and running around. Dr. Chen must spend enough Only when you have more things can you attract others.

However, Hubble was skeptical about Chen Muwu's statement that Fermi was a very powerful theoretical physicist.

Although astronomy and physics are separated by mountains, Hubble is, after all, a high-end doctoral talent trained in the orthodox university education system in the United States. His physics level cannot be regarded as proficient, but it is still higher than that of ordinary people. Out a lot.

Hubble always felt that since a person is a theoretical physicist, it is impossible for him to ask so many incredible questions to himself on the train like Fermi, and then say "after calculation" before getting off the train. We know, aliens should exist" is such a ridiculous statement.

At that time, Hubble was surprised when he heard the conclusion proposed by Fermi. He did not understand why the other party could say such sensational words openly in public.

What surprised Hubble even more was that the Italians in the carriage seemed to turn a blind eye to Fermi's "conclusion". The expressions on their faces did not change, and no one reacted at all.

Are all Italians so open-minded?

Later, when he arrived at the hotel and listened to Fermi reserve a room for the two of them today and tomorrow in Italian, Hubble realized another thing, which was what Fermi said to Chen Muwu on the train, "Aliens do exist." The words he said were in English, so he could understand them. On the contrary, most of the Italians in the carriage couldn't understand them, so they didn't act too aggressively.

Hubble wanted to continue discussing the topic of Fermi with Chen Muwu and ask him why he so firmly supported the nonsensical conclusion that aliens exist.

But he saw Chen Muwu sitting across the dining table and yawning absentmindedly, so he had to store these words in his stomach for the time being.

Rome is further south than Milan and closer to Naples, the birthplace of modern pizza, so the pizza style is more authentic and delicious.

He is not used to eating pasta with various strong cheeses, but as he goes south, pizza does become more and more to his liking.

Chen Muwu really felt that after his trip to Italy, he would gain a lot of weight when he returned.

He was also a little resentful, hating why the center of European physics academics was not France or Italy, where the food was better, but the isolated British island overseas.

The next morning, Fermi had already arrived at the hotel where they were staying before the two of them got up.

Rome is Fermi's home stadium. In order to be a competent tour guide today, he also specially drove a Fiat 501 car to make it easier to shuttle between various attractions in Rome, so as not to be like in the previous two days. Just like in Milan, the mode of transportation used when traveling is either Route 11 or the tram.

After breakfast, Chen Muwu and Hubble, led by Fermi, started a new day's tourist trip in the Italian capital.

There are many well-known attractions in Rome, and the first one is of course the place where the slave hero Spartacus "worked and lived", the ruins of the Colosseum.

The first stop Fermi took them to was also here. Although it was just a ruins, the tall ruins were equally majestic. At a glance, one could imagine how lively this place was during the ancient Roman period. extraordinary.

There were not many tourists outside the Colosseum. After all, in the era before passenger planes, it was not easy to take a long-distance trip abroad.

The Leica camera that Oppenheimer bought for him in Berlin came in handy during Chen Muwu's trip to Italy. Not only did he give famous and unknown physicists who came to the meeting in Como a He took a lot of photos and left many precious images for future generations. He also frantically clicked the shutter to take many photos of tourists during his visits to Milan and Rome, becoming the most handsome guy around the attractions.

After leaving the Colosseum, Fermi drove the two of them to the Pantheon.

This is the best-preserved ancient Roman building in Rome. It was originally used as a Roman temple, but was later transformed into a Catholic church.

After the Renaissance, the Pantheon became the burial place of many artists, the most famous of which is undoubtedly one of the "Three Renaissance Masters" whose masterpiece is "The School of Athens", Raphael - not the one wearing red Mbappe’s teammates with blindfolds and double iron rulers.

Many scientists are buried in Westminster Abbey in London, and the Pantheon in Rome is the final destination of artists. It is true that every country has its own national conditions.

Just like the painting "Mona Lisa" is collected in the Louvre in France, the cultural relics in the Pantheon cannot escape the looting by other powerful countries.

Some of the reliefs carved on the marble pillars in the Pantheon were stripped off and collected in the British Museum.

Speaking of this incident, Chen Muwu felt the same way. He and Femi spoke in unison and cursed at the British gangsters who were not human beings.

In addition to the Colosseum and the Pantheon, Fermi took the two of them to other places in Rome that he thought were more famous, such as the Trevi Fountain, the Piazza di Spagna, etc.

As a native of Rome, Fermi was born and raised here. This time he did not follow the script as he did on the shores of Lake Como. Of course, he did not point to the Pantheon behind him and said dismissively in the local Roman dialect, "This shit." There is something to be said about the Pantheon."

Just like in Milan, due to limited time, Chen Muwu only took a quick tour of Rome.

From the look on Fermi's face, it seemed that he really couldn't think of any other places worth visiting in Rome. He turned around and was about to talk to himself when Chen Muwu, who was sitting in the co-pilot, suddenly spoke first.

"Well, Enrico, I remember that there seemed to be a marble disk with the face of an old man carved on it, and this man's face also had a big mouth. It is said that people would put their hands into his mouth. In this way, If the lie is told, the old man's mouth will suddenly close and the liar's fingers will be bitten off.

"Is there such a thing in Rome? I know this legend is certainly false, but where is it? I'm a little curious."

Chen Muwu also did a Chitanda Eru.

In fact, his knowledge of Rome was very limited. Except for the Colosseum, most of his knowledge was learned from a black and white movie "Roman Holiday". Although the purpose of watching that movie was not for Go learn about Rome just to appreciate the beauty of Audrey Hepburn when she was young.

But I have to say that this movie has become a perfect promotional film for the city of Rome. Even after many years, many people still put Rome on their list of cities they must visit in their lifetime because of this movie.

The scenic spot described by Chen Muwu is called the Mouth of Truth, which is a famous scene in that movie. "Dr. Chen, there is indeed such a place," Fermi looked at Chen Muwu in surprise, "But how did you know about it?"

Chen Muwu just wanted to blurt out that of course he knew it when watching the movie.

But he suddenly discovered that this movie was only released in 1953, which is still 30 years ago.

Fermi's surprise is not unreasonable. Without the publicity of "Roman Holiday", the Mouth of Truth can only be regarded as a niche attraction in Rome.

Chen Muwu could only hesitantly say that he had learned that he was coming to Italy and Rome and had consulted a large number of travel guides before leaving the UK.

When talkies become more popular, we might as well recruit some directors and actors from China and open a film company.

This kind of artistic carrier with pictures has a more publicity effect than a novel with only text. It is also more novel and can attract the public's attention.

When the time comes, I might as well hire someone to make a "Roman Holiday" first. Hepburn hasn't been born yet, so it doesn't matter who the heroine is.

As for the American male reporter played by Gregory Peck, he can directly change it to the foreign correspondent of "The Declaration". It would be great to have a handsome guy like Zhao Dan play the role. He can promote it to Westerners and what is an Asian man. Such beauty, high cheekbones and squinting eyes are such a mess!

After his film company was set up and became an instant hit because of this movie, he continued to materialize the George Chen series of movies. Anyway, he still had the copyright, but it was just the left hand and the right hand.

The harder he activates his propaganda machine, the more European and American audiences who sympathize with the Chinese male protagonist will surely hate him more deeply.

While Chen Muwu was thinking wildly, Fermi's car had already arrived in front of an inconspicuous chapel.

According to Chen Muwu's intention, he would be like any other tourist here, take a photo and check in in front of the marble face, and then it would be considered a visit.

We are all scientific practitioners who study physics. Everyone knows that the idea that the statue will bite your hand when you lie is completely nonsense.

However, some people didn't think so. Among the three people, the one who put his hand into the statue's mouth was not the foreigners Chen Muwu and Hubble, but the local Fermi.

After he put his hand into the statue's mouth, he still muttered something.

Fermi, who had his eyes closed and looked nervous, spoke in Italian this time. Neither Hubble nor Chen Muwu could understand it. They only knew that he seemed to be repeating something.

Chen Muwu felt that since he did not speak in English, but chose the native language of Italy, his intention was definitely not because he was afraid that his Roman ancestors would not understand English, but because he did not want himself and Hubble to understand these words.

——If his reason is really the former, then Fermi should have spoken Latin instead of the current Italian.

So he simply didn't ask what exactly Fermi said to this ancient polygraph machine.

But Chen Muwu didn't ask, which didn't mean others wouldn't ask.

Hubble played the role of a blind American at this moment. He thought Fermi was performing some religious ritual, so he was very interested in it.

"Professor Fermi, what were you talking about just now?"

"I just asked the stone, 'Aliens exist,' and the stone didn't answer, so I asked him again, 'Aliens don't exist,' and the stone still didn't answer," said Fermi after explaining Hubble's doubts. Then he looked at Chen Muwu happily and said, "Dr. Chen, doesn't this mean that the result we got is indeed a paradox?"

Chen Muwu felt like he had a headache. The reason for his headache was not because he was tired from the journey, but because he couldn't figure out whether Fermi took the Mouth of Truth seriously or regarded it as a joke.

Maybe it’s because I’m used to the stiffness of British people, so I’m still a little uncomfortable facing Italians with a sense of humor?

Seeing that Chen Muwu probably didn't understand his joke, Fermi stopped explaining more and continued the topic.

"Dr. Chen, according to your instructions on the train yesterday, after I returned to the University of Rome yesterday, I contacted the Corriere della Sera reporter in Rome.

"Now that we have visited almost all the attractions in Rome, can we spare some time to accept a brief interview with the reporter?"

Chen Muwu felt very unused by Femi's compliments.

What does it mean to follow my instructions?

This paradox will obviously be yours decades later. I just brought it up in advance to awaken your inner feelings.

Chen Muwu's original intention was not to participate in the interview with reporters.

He was afraid that these uncrowned kings would play word games in the title and content, and give themselves the title of alien research expert in addition to being a magician.

But Fermi had volunteered as a tour guide for him in Milan and Rome for so many days, which made Chen Muwu feel a little sorry.

So he finally participated in the interview arranged by Fermi, and emphasized many times when facing Italian reporters that he did not know whether aliens existed, but pointed out that there was a contradiction in this, that is, the development of the universe should be in addition to Advanced organisms have appeared on other planets besides the earth, and it is possible that aliens on these planets that were born decades earlier than the solar system have developed methods of interstellar travel that have never been found on the earth. Contradictions in accounts of alien arrival.

He asked reporters to report their views truthfully. Otherwise, reporters will be held responsible if their reports are biased in the future.

But no matter how much Chen Muwu emphasized, the "Evening Post" published the next morning - which is also very strange, with this name, it turned out to be the Morning Post published in the morning - still used a front page to attract readers' attention. The title "Dr. Chen, a Chinese physicist and astronomer who visited Rome, said there may be aliens in the Milky Way."

In an office in the Palazzo Venezia in Rome, the Italian Prime Minister, who was busy with everything, was drinking his morning coffee while listening to his secretary read the news summary from today's newspaper.

When he heard that Chen Muwu had arrived in Rome, the Prime Minister became very interested in it.

He prepared for half a year by himself and spent a lot of manpower and material resources to hold an academic event on physics in Como, just to highlight Italy's national strength and accumulate some reputation for the country.

Although I was unable to go to the meeting in person due to some matters, I learned today that one of the more famous scientists at the meeting actually came to Rome. Of course, the Prime Minister would like to meet him and hear what the physicist has to say in person. What do you think of the Como meeting?

He asked his secretary that he just had some time today and could he invite Dr. Chen to his official residence in the Palazzo Venezia?

The secretary showed a somewhat embarrassed expression and said that it was written in the newspaper that Dr. Chen would enter the Vatican City to visit the Pope today.

Mussolini showed some unpleasant expressions on his face: "Pope? How many divisions does he have? Please be sure to invite Dr. Chen to my office today! Make arrangements and I want to have a meal with him. "

(End of this chapter)