Reborn and become a Great Scientist

Chapter 361 100 The Limits of Human Evolution

"But I still rejected his kind offer because I didn't want to compete with you German physics elites for a position."

Seeing that the expression on Pauli's face became visibly serious, Chen Muwu quickly added this.

When he came to the Solvay Conference this time, one of the tasks on his schedule was to repair the relationship with Pauli, rather than making the relationship between the two people worse.

Since the tenured professorship of physics at the University of Berlin and the possible department chair position in the future were so important to Pauli, Chen Muwuwan did not want the latter to become more and more misunderstanding of him because of what he had just said. Oops.

——Although in the previous conversation, Planck did bring up the old matter again, and he still wanted to pry Chen Muwu from Cambridge University to Germany.

Although Einstein had different academic views from Chen Muwu, he also agreed with Planck's idea.

As long as Chen Muwu goes to Germany and goes to the University of Berlin, he will have more time to convince the other party why quantum mechanics is wrong.

After Chen Muwu's thoughts were brought into order, Einstein was able to supervise the young disciple at close range, so that Chen Muwu's future academic research would not go astray like quantum mechanics.

Moreover, having a physics genius like Chen Muwu come to Berlin will be of great benefit to the development of physics among young Germans.

Instead of covering up the weak flames emitted by others, the light of his genius will, like that catfish, make the other fish in the cabin aware of a sense of crisis through continuous twisting and tossing full of strength, thus radiating vitality.

Chen Muwu didn't want to go to Germany not because he hated Planck, Einstein, and Pauli, but simply because he didn't want to get involved with Germany's increasingly crazy political scene.

——A certain conference in Nuremberg has been successfully held in August, and the French Nazi groups in Germany have become more and more popular.

Although Einstein mistakenly thought that he was a legalist who chatted and laughed with Bald Mo and supported absolute totalitarianism.

But in fact, Chen Muwu was not interested in them at all, and was even very resistant to them.

He would never teach at the University of Berlin, and he probably didn't need to remind himself that Pauli, a Jew with a keen sense of smell, would have escaped from the place that might become a devil's cave in the future before the storm was about to come.

It's just a pity that the title of chairman of the physics department that Pauli longed for turned out to be like a dream, just out of reach.

In the original time and space, Einstein was able to leave Germany smoothly because he was on a research visit to the United States when Germany attacked the Jews.

That's why Einstein was lucky enough not to be killed by the high reward of [-] marks. He just watched helplessly across the Atlantic Ocean as his apartment was raided, his books were burned, and his property was confiscated.

Chen Muwu felt that when he wanted to help Einstein escape from the clutches of the devil in the next few years, he could also replicate the above method.

Americans can spend money to invite Einstein to give lectures in the United States, so naturally Chen Muwu can do the same.

He didn't even need to spend money. He only needed to invite Einstein to Cambridge or Stockholm for a vacation, and meet and chat about whether quantum mechanics is correct. It is estimated that the latter would fly to his home. around.

The same was true for von Neumann. After he started teaching under Hilbert, Chen Muwu invited him to teach in Sweden.

After seeing with my own eyes the crimes of the German Law XX from the newspapers, as long as I am not a fool, I will never return to that country which is like a hell on earth for the Jews.

After all, "the Jews are the smartest people in the world."

Only Heisenberg, Chen Muwu had nothing to do about his future.

The three people mentioned above are all Jews who will be persecuted in Germany in the future. It is understandable that Chen Muwu helped them through intentional or unintentional actions, and he might even get the gratitude of the other party.

As a German with strong roots, Heisenberg considered Germany his motherland in his heart.

In the original time and space, he did not feel that his country had some problems in certain aspects, and it is estimated that it would be difficult for him to change this view now.

So how can we poach Heisenberg to our side?

Or should we just leave him in Germany and let him grow wildly?
But he would not point this out in advance, so that Pauli's dream would last a few more years.

Chen Muwu's refusal made Heisenberg a little disappointed. He lowered his head and sighed: "Oh, Dr. Chen, why are you doing this? You have to hang yourself on a tree. We have long wanted to study physics with you. Theory, the few months I spent working together with several people on the Quantum Mechanics Lecture Notes writing group at Cambridge University left a deep and wonderful impression on me.

"I heard that you have recently made some new achievements in experiments, and discovered superheavy hydrogen and helium-3. If it were someone else, I might have to say a few more words of congratulations, but this person is you. All I can say is, this is just It’s just Dr. Chen’s normal operation!”

Next to him, von Neumann, who had been a member of the writing team last year, nodded along.

Pauli's nervousness just now turned into anger and was transferred to his junior brother Heisenberg.

Chen Muwu even said that he would not go to Berlin, so why did he invite him so sincerely and repeatedly?
Moreover, once the flattery started, it was endless. This was not a flattery to Chen Muwu. It was clearly a series of loud slaps to Pauli, who regarded Chen Muwu as a competitor and an enemy in academic research!
"I just did a few trivial things, not a major discovery. The content I am going to preach at this meeting is related to these experiments not long ago. If you are interested, please wait and listen carefully. Just one click is enough.”

Chen Muwu chatted a few more topics about physics in the room. He asked about the research directions of Heisenberg and von Neumann during this period, and then gradually shifted the conversation to daily life in a less rigid manner. middle.

"Because I arrived in Belgium during the day, I briefly observed the urban construction of Brussels through the glass car window on the way here.

"I saw that there was a theater not far from the park where Solvi Palace is located. There were many people queuing up in front of the box office to buy tickets. Could it be because there had been some good plays recently? "

"It's not a play, it's a movie,"

Von Neumann shook his head and pointed out the "flaw" Chen Muwu deliberately left in his words:
"MGM in Hollywood released a movie earlier this year. After it became a hit in the United States, it can finally be introduced to Europe.

“Because newspapers constantly publicize the sky-high box office of this movie in the United States, as well as the actress’s beautiful appearance and perfect acting skills, many people want to go to the cinema to check it out.

"In Germany, there are long queues in front of every cinema to buy tickets. From what you said, it seems that the same is true in Belgium." The movie mentioned by von Neumann, in In 1927, it could indeed cause such a big sensation around the world.

Even though the plot of the movie is unremarkable for a future person like Chen Muwu, it is even a bit bloody.

In short, it is "pay attention, this woman's name is Xiaomei"...

Wrong, it was actually a mediocre love triangle, plus two mediocre extramarital affairs, and the heroine died for an inexplicable reason in the end, so that a pair of good friends who had a rift over women settled their differences. reconcile.

But it happened to be just such a movie that became a huge success in the United States.

Chen Muwu's commonplace story plots are still something new in the eyes of modern people.

Moreover, the appearance of the actor who played the heroine Felicity in the movie was also the most beautiful among the many actors in Hollywood in the 20s.

Greta Garbo was the first actress in the history of Hollywood movies to be hailed as the most beautiful at the time. Her beauty and influence around the world were no less than those of Audrey Hepburn who followed her, and Marilyn Monroe.

During World War II, the Allies and the Axis Powers were at loggerheads.

The only topic of conversation between the soldiers on both sides after they met was Garbo's appearance in his prime.

Even Wittgenstein's classmate who liked to grow a mustache also commented on Garbo from the perspective of an incompetent painter, saying "her face is the limit of human evolution." From a human perspective, this is definitely the highest level of evaluation.

The mustache also made special arrangements for this, so that the film "La Traviata" starring Garbo was not blocked by German cinemas because the director was a Jew.

Garbo will grow into a world-famous actress in the future, but now she is just a newcomer who has just come to the United States from Sweden for two or three years and has barely made a few movies.

The movie "Soul and Flesh", released at the beginning of this year, was the beginning of Garbo's entry into the public eye, and it also allowed countless movie audiences to witness how a legendary actress began to rise.

As a serious movie lover, Pauli went to the cinema to watch this "Hollywood" blockbuster as soon as "Soul and Flesh" was released in Germany.

The black-and-white screen failed to cover up any trace of Garbo's appearance, and he soon became obsessed with the actress's beauty.

Perhaps when it came to discussing physics issues, he might not be able to speak better than the popular Dr. Chen Muwu, but when the topic came to movies, Pauli felt that no one among the four people present could be better, so he gradually changed his mind. Got to be talkative.

Chen Muwu, a master fishing trainer, saw that the big fish had bitten the hook. He was not in a hurry to reel in the line, but took his time to figure it out and patiently listened to Pauli's talk.

Pauli, who was talking with a dry mouth, suddenly realized that among the other three people present, his two German compatriots were not interested in his profound understanding of film art. Only Dr. Chen, who came from afar, listened with gusto.

This made Pauli feel complicated and conflicted. He felt that he was playing the piano to a cow when it came to Heisenberg and von Neumann.

And he felt that he had met a close friend, but this close friend turned out to be Dr. Chen, who had always been regarded as his competitor before.

Pauli is not the kind of character who keeps things deep in his heart. He always speaks out loud when he encounters problems.

"Dr. Chen, do you also have a deep understanding of movies?"

Yes, that's great. Not only do you understand it, but maybe next time you go to the cinema to watch the new series of Alien movies produced by United Artists Pictures, his name, Dr. Chen, will be signed as the screenwriter.

Chen Muwu thought so in his heart, but didn't say so in his mouth.

"I understand a little, I only understand a little. Professor Pauli, listening to you today is better than reading ten years of books. I learned a lot about film from your explanation..."

When Pauli heard Chen Muwu's praise for him, although he was already trying to control his expression, he still couldn't suppress the slightly raised corners of his mouth.

It is said that no one is perfect. Even though Chen Muwu has made so many achievements in physics and won an Olympic gold medal, in terms of understanding of movies, isn't it obvious that he is not as good as himself?
Since Pauli couldn't control it himself, Chen Muwu would personally help him control it. What he said next had an immediate effect, causing the corners of Pauli's mouth to sink immediately, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"...I remember Professor Bohr told me that whenever you encounter problems in academic research, you like to go to the cinema and watch a movie, especially the silent films of Chaplin from United Artists."

The reason why Pauli's mood immediately worsened was that he was somewhat complaining about his teacher for saying everything to his arch-rival Chen Muwu.

On the other hand, it was because he thought that a few years ago, he had just watched United Artists' "A Woman from Paris" in the cinema and received Chen Muwu's paper on electron spin published in the magazine "Nature".

At that time, he thought that the electron spin theory was pure fart, and he wrote the most vicious comment in the margin of the paper, "It's not even a mistake."

As a result, he was severely slapped in the face by the experimental paper published by Chen Muwu immediately afterwards. Did Chen Muwu mention Chaplin now to disgust himself?
When Chen Muwu saw the corner of Pauli's mouth vibrating up and down like a sounding tuning fork, he felt that the time was ripe to raise the line to fish, and continued:
“Before coming to Belgium, I received two guests at Cambridge University, two great directors from United Artists, Chaplin and Fairbanks.

“Because Professor Bohr told me before, I specifically asked for their signed photos.

“And because I knew you were going to attend the Solvay Conference, I brought the signed photos to Belgium again.

"The photo is not with me now. When we have a meeting in the next few days, I will find an opportunity to give it to you."

After listening to Chen Muwu's remarks, Pauli's previous misunderstandings about his teacher Bohr were swept away.

He looked at Dr. Chen opposite and was more or less pleased with him.

Ask yourself, if Chen Muwu liked Chaplin and he had the opportunity to meet Chaplin, he would never be able to do such a thing.

(End of this chapter)