Reborn and become a Great Scientist

Chapter 324 63 Don’t let tragedy happen again

Ramsey jumped in line so blatantly that other people in the Apostolic Society were too embarrassed to say anything.

Even though Ramsey is not as outstanding as Chen Muwu, he was once the chief wrangler who won No. 1 in the mathematics level examination of Trinity College, Cambridge University. He went to the King's College next door as a researcher at a young age and has now been promoted. became a Fellow, and was Professor of Philosophy at King's College.

He is even one year younger than Chen Muwu. He has reached this height at a young age. It is obvious at a glance that his future development is immeasurable.

Another point is that Ramsey is one of Chen Muwu's better friends in the Apostolic Society. The two of them disagree with the members of the society, and they also cooperate in academic research and jointly published an article on mathematics. thesis.

With the relationship between the two of them, even if Ramsey asked to withdraw from the gathering in advance and invite Chen Muwu to have a one-on-one confidential conversation elsewhere, Chen Muwu would probably be happy to go.

So now Ramsey relies on his identity and relationship with Chen Muwu to force his way to the first place in the team, which is nothing at all.

Chen Muwu was very curious about the smart people mentioned by Ramsey. It was not because of Ramsey's words that he was aroused to win. He wanted to compete with another smart person to see who was smarter.

Chen Muwu was just a little curious as to who the smart person Ramsay was talking about was.

After all, there is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in Cambridge University, and the person Ramsey talks about is likely to leave a mark in future history.

"Brother Ramsey, I'm a little curious about how smart someone you call a smart person should be."

Chen Muwu finally agreed to his invitation.

"Of course you are so smart! Please follow me."

So as soon as Chen Muwu entered the party venue and didn't even sit down, he was taken to a corner of the room by Ramsey.

Sitting there was a man with deep-set eyes. He was unmoved when he saw someone coming. He just nodded politely to Chen Muwu who was next to Ramsey.

Ramsey looked enthusiastic: "Brother Chen, let me introduce you, this is Ludwig Wittgenstein, who once studied at Cambridge University and was a student of Professor Russell.

"Mr. Wittgenstein, this is Dr. Chen from Cambridge University."

I rely on!

Chen Muwuxin said, no wonder this man with a rebellious look looked so familiar. It turned out that he was Mustache's childhood classmate. The Witt who sang in the lyrics "European Steel in the west has a boss and gave birth to Wittgenstein" Genstein!

The "smart man" Ramsey talked about turned out to be him!
——This is not a big statement at all.

Chen Muwu knew that Wittgenstein also had a period of time in Cambridge, but he didn't know when it was.

And since he came to Cambridge University, he met so many celebrities who will be famous in later generations on the campus of this school, so he gradually forgot that there was such a person as Wittgenstein. .

I didn't expect that there is a connection between Ramsey and Wittgenstein. If you want to say that the world is big, it is indeed very big, but if you want to say that the world is small, it can be surprisingly small.

Although Ramsey introduced the other party to himself first, his age was there after all. After his introduction, Chen Muwu stretched out his right hand first: "Hello, Mr. Wittgenstein, I am Chen Muwu. I am very happy." I get to meet you here today."

"Dr. Chen, I have admired you for a long time, and I finally met you today."

Wittgenstein also cooperated and held Chen Muwu's hand together, not as cold as he showed just now.

Chen Muwu originally thought that coming to meet this time was just to say hello.

Unexpectedly, after shaking hands, Wittgenstein made an invitation gesture, indicating that he could sit here, as if he had something to say next.

Being respectful is worse than obeying orders. Since the other party has something to ask of him, Chen Muwu wants to see what Wittgenstein wants to talk to him.

Ramsey also sat at the table and looked at the two people meeting for the first time with interest.

"Dr. Chen, although we just met for the first time today, when I was in Austria, I could read about you in the newspapers every now and then. Every time I saw reports about you, I often couldn't help but think One thing: Dr. Chen, who are you?"

The look in Wittgenstein's eyes suddenly became serious, which shocked Chen Muwu inwardly.

What do you mean, who am I?

how?Could it be that he discovered his identity?
"Mr. Wittgenstein, I don't understand what you mean."

He could only pretend to be confused because he understood.

"Dr. Chen, I mean you have so many characteristics. It's really difficult to fully understand what kind of person you are.

“You are an Easterner, deeply influenced by the traditional and mysterious Eastern culture, but you also have a deep understanding of the scientific knowledge originated in the West in modern times;

"You are a top student in the Cavendish Laboratory of Cambridge University. Your physics level is at a leading position in the world, but you are not satisfied with limiting your sights to just physics. In astronomy, mathematics, chemistry, etc., you are a top student. Also achieved very good results;
"You advocate science and have put forward many scientific views that are ahead of the times but have been proven to be correct. But at the same time, you have also put forward some views that people cannot understand and accept, such as the fact that our world is changing every moment. The theory of parallel worlds divided into two. And you also support psychics. You are a master of psychics. You also believe that there are aliens in our world. You accepted the Pope’s invitation to go to Rome to discuss with him the relationship between science and religion. issues between
“You were sympathetic to the Soviet government, but at the same time you were talking and laughing with the ruler of Italy.

"You are really complicated and contradictory. For a stranger who is meeting you for the first time, I really don't know where to start in order to understand you deeply."

Wittgenstein's words were not polite at all, but he still told the truth.

Ramsey, who was sitting next to him, did not think his words were rude. Instead, he was interested in seeing how Chen Muwu would reply to Wittgenstein.

"Humans are not animals that are easy to understand thoroughly. The contradictions that emerge are just because everyone has different perceptions of life at different stages of life. Didn't you give up at the beginning? When the First World War broke out, Wittgenstein was studying philosophy at Trinity College, Cambridge, studying philosophy with Russell. .

He was originally exempted from military service, but he actively volunteered and went to the battlefield and completed the first draft of his "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus".

After writing the only representative work of his life, Wittgenstein believed that "the so-called philosophical problem has been solved", so he idealistically went to the southern mountains of Austria, devoted himself to the domestic school reform movement, and became a Rural primary school teacher.

——This seems to be similar to China’s “rural constructionists” who naively believe that starting from basic education in remote areas can save the entire country.

As a result, Wittgenstein left his position as a primary school teacher because he could not integrate into adult society and felt out of place with the "vulgar and stupid southern farmers".

The failure of the rural construction faction was mainly due to funding issues.As long as the financial backers behind them cut off supply and support, the false prosperity built on money will immediately reveal its prototype.

When it comes to the level of legend in life, Chen Muwu felt that Wittgenstein was no worse than his own, so he simply turned his army around.

Wittgenstein did not take Chen Muwu's mention of his past seriously at all.

“I admit that I was really naive at the time, thinking that by myself and with a few like-minded friends, I could change a country through rural education.

"But it turned out that I was wrong, so now I am trying to think again, so I agreed to Mr. Ramsey's invitation to visit Cambridge University for a while."

Later, after Wittgenstein decided to stay at Cambridge University completely, Ramsay even became his doctoral supervisor.

This is because although Wittgenstein studied with Russell at Cambridge University before World War I, he did not obtain any degree from Trinity College.

The rule of Cambridge University is that if you don't have a degree, you can't stay in the school and teach.

Even Wittgenstein could not break this ancient and traditional rule, so he had no choice but to study philosophy with Ramsey, who was more than ten years younger than him. He eventually obtained a doctorate in Cambridge and became the leader of philosophy here. professor.

Wittgenstein continued: "Dr. Chen, could it be that you have the same life experience as me? You first studied science, but thought there were too many things that science could not explain, so you turned to the illusory research on psychics and aliens. Did he turn to a deceptive religion? He initially supported Sulian, but after a personal visit, he realized his shortcomings, so he came together with the ruler of Italy?"

In the current situation, Wittgenstein's second question is quite lethal.

Because eight out of ten apostles of the Apostolic Society are sympathizers of Marxism. When Chen Muwu went to Italy some time ago, he and the ruler who disbanded other threatening parties in Italy and ordered the arrest of these activists When they met, there was a hint of betrayal in the eyes of these apostles.

Chen Muwu certainly couldn't tell them that the reason why he was smiling in the photo was because he had initially negotiated a large oil contract in Rome.

So he simply ignored the second question and chose the first question, which was easier to answer.

"Mr. Wittgenstein, as far as I know, you didn't want to study any philosophical issues at first. You originally wanted to get into physics."

"Dr. Chen, you are right. When I was a child, I admired Professor Boltzmann, the famous physicist in Vienna. I thought that when I grew up, I would enter the University of Vienna and study physics with the professor.

“Unfortunately, in the year when I was about to enter university, Professor Boltzmann committed suicide due to some academic disputes.

"So at that time, I was very disappointed with physics, so I went to Berlin to study engineering, and then to Manchester. Finally, because I was interested in mathematics, I came to Cambridge University to follow Professor Russell, and finally devoted myself to the study of philosophy. among.

"Dr. Chen, the two of us almost became colleagues." Wittgenstein said with a smile.

"The death of Professor Boltzmann is a major tragedy in the history of modern physics. Because of academic disputes and academic ridicule and bullying, this great physicist finally embarked on a path of no return.

“It turns out that Boltzmann’s atomic theory was the one with the last laugh, while Mach and Ostwald’s energetic theory was a wrong theory that appeared under specific circumstances at a specific period.

"However, it is a pity that Professor Boltzmann did not live to see the day when his atomic theory, which was not understood by the world, was rehabilitated."

Wittgenstein was puzzled: "Yes, it is indeed a pity, but Dr. Chen, I don't know what the relationship between your mention of Professor Boltzmann and my previous question is?"

"Mr. Wittgenstein, these two things are closely related.

"You don't want to see the tragedy that happened to Professor Wittgenstein happen again, do you? But it is a pity that mainstream scientists in the world have questioned and failed to understand it because of different academic views. This matter is still in the world today. It's happening. And the person being questioned is none other than me."

Chen Muwu's words were so shocking that all the apostles in the apostles' society, including Wittgenstein who was here as a guest, had expressions of confusion on their faces.

Dr. Chen is obviously always proud of himself in physics and has bad horseshoe disease. How can he associate himself with the bullied people?

Seeing that his words had attracted everyone's attention, Chen Muwu continued to explain to everyone the reason why he said that.

"Mr. Wittgenstein, it seems that you have seen news and comments about parallel universes in the newspapers. They are all criticisms of the hypothesis I proposed, saying that it is unreasonable, nonsense, and the whims of funny Orientals. Ridiculous conclusion.

"However, I have stated countless times in advance that parallel universes are just a possible reasonable guess based on my theory based on quantum mechanics. It does not mean that the world we live in must be like this.

"But this kind of reasonable guess has been clung to by those conservatives who insist on the theory of cause and effect, and it has become a breakthrough point for attacking me.

"Mr. Wittgenstein, I have a question: Do you think the theory of causality is correct?"

Facing Wittgenstein, Chen Muwu gave his fatal blow.

(End of this chapter)