Chapter Thirty-Three: The Fall of a Superstar
April 16, 1955
Einstein's expression was worse than yesterday, and he couldn't walk on the ground, so Yang Pingfan could only continue to talk to him in the ward.
Albert Einstein told him that later reports about him were all nonsense, but in fact, he was not studying the theory of unification, but the deeper theory of relativity, about time and space travel, about wormholes, about space jumps.
Yang Pingfan also knows nothing about these advanced knowledge, but it does not prevent him from talking and laughing with Einstein. Einstein asked when he would die, but Yang Pingfan hesitated for a moment and told him anyway.
However, Einstein did not appear very depressed, but enthusiastically discussed with him the evaluation of him by later generations, and when he heard that future generations would treat him as a god, the old man blinked and said very proudly: "I knew that this would happen, so I made a will a long time ago, cremated the body, and scattered the ashes in a place that was kept secret forever, I don't want to be a god." ”
Yang Pingfan wanted to speak and stopped, but in the end he didn't say anything about someone behind him who used his brain to make money, for fear of hurting the old man's heart. Einstein asked about the historical trajectory of the next 60 years and the development of science, Yang Pingfan said one by one, the old man listened to the eyebrows fluttering, and mysteriously took out an iron box from under the bed, which was actually dried tobacco, Einstein took out a pipe from under the pillow and lit a pot for himself, Yang Pingfan tore a piece directly from the newspaper, rolled the tobacco, and the two of them happily swallowed the clouds and smoked in the ward.
Yang Pingfan told him about the collapse of the Soviet Union, the rise of China, the reunification of Germany, and Einstein's mother country Israel swept across the Middle East and became a small bully.
April 17, 155
Einstein's physical condition was even worse, and the doctors and nurses were almost inseparable, so Yang Pingfan took a look at the gap and slipped in.
Einstein was lying on the bed, and saw Yang Pingfan come in, his cloudy eyes bloomed bright again, he motioned to Yang Pingfan to take out the things under the bed, Yang Pingfan reached out and touched it, it was a brown paper envelope, very heavy, open it and see, it was densely filled with various formulas, it was actually Einstein's manuscript.
"This is something that I have studied in the past few years, it is not a unified theory, this is a derivative theory based on the theory of relativity, but a more detailed theory about the transition of time and space, as long as basic science and materials science continue to develop, relying on it, human beings can not only travel through time and space, but also achieve interstellar travel. ”
Einstein said for a while, stopped, and began to cough violently, Yang Pingfan hurriedly helped him up, helped him push his back and rubbed his chest, and after breathing a sigh of relief, Einstein continued: "I originally planned to burn them all. You know, I'm a Jew, and I was forced out of my country by the Nazis to come to America. In this world, the moral level of human beings is still very low, and there are very few saints, if I publish this manuscript, do you know what will happen?
Yang Pingfan thought for a while: "Wisdom can only be used at the right time and in the right place, otherwise, it is like blooming chrysanthemums in spring and peaches and plums in winter, and becoming a demon red that is out of season." Time travel, people who master this technology will be able to change the trajectory of history at will, become omnipotent gods forever, and can destroy their opponents at will, if it is mastered by people like Hitler, it will be a disaster for mankind. ”
Albert Einstein nodded, "You're very good, I'm glad to know you as a little friend." You made me believe that the moral level of human beings is constantly improving, so I changed my mind, without the technological revolution, human beings will always be trapped in their own cradle. Yang, I will now hand over these manuscripts to you, and it is up to you to decide whether to believe in the moral level of humanity or to let humanity remain in the cradle. “
After listening to Einstein's narration, Yang Pingfan was shocked in his heart, he didn't expect that genius could go against the sky to such a point, when Li Suifeng was still complacent about being able to start the core of the alien engine and use it as a fan, Einstein more than 60 years ago had completely put forward the theory of time and space transition and star travel.
In the original time and space, Einstein felt that the moral level of human beings was not enough to grasp this theory that can be called cheating, so before he died, he personally destroyed the research manuscripts, and now, this decision fell into the hands of Yang Pingfan.
Yang Pingfan carefully put away the manuscript, then slapped the recorder and threw it into the trash, and saw a guitar behind the door, so he picked it up, adjusted it a few times, and began to play and sing an old song.
When I was young,
I'd listen to the radio,
waiting for my favorite songs.
When they played I'd sing along.
It made me smile.
Those were such happy times,
and not so long ago.
How I wondered where they'd gone.
But they're back again,
just like a long-lost friend.
All the songs I loved so well.
Every sha-la-la-la,
every wo-wo still shines.
Every shing-a-ling -a-ling,
that they re starting to sing,
so fine.
Einstein also struggled to sit up and picked up his beloved violin, the old man was a brilliant musician himself, and after Yang Pingfan played and sang the first part of the chorus, he wrote it down, and the two of them played this re-enactment of yesterday together.
Yang Pingfan left the ward, holding the pipe and the last manuscript given to him by Einstein.
April 18, 1955
At 1:15 a.m., Einstein's breathing became rapid, and the assistant nurse walked quickly to the door, wanting to ask the doctor to come over, and suddenly heard Einstein say a few words in German, but the nurse could only understand English, so he approached the bed, and at this moment, he took two deep breaths, and then passed away suddenly.
The brightest superstar of modern physics, the devout pacifist, has fallen.
In 1895, at the age of 16, Einstein began to think about what phenomena one would see when one was moving at the speed of light, as he was puzzled by the inherent contradictions of classical theory.
In March 1905, the 26-year-old Einstein published the quantum theory, put forward the quantum hypothesis of light, solved the problem of the photoelectric effect, and completed the thesis "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies" in May of the same year, independently and completely put forward the principle of special relativity, creating a new era of physics.
In October 1914, the German scientific and cultural circles, manipulated and instigated by militarists, issued a "manifesto of the civilized world", justifying the war of aggression launched by Germany, advocating that Germany was above all else and that the whole world should accept the "true German spirit".
Ninety-three people signed the Manifesto, all of whom were well-known scientists, artists, and priests in Germany at the time. Even Nünster, Roentgen, Ostwald, Planck, etc., signed it, and when Einstein was asked for his signature, he flatly refused, while at the same time he resolutely signed his name on the anti-war "Letter to Europeans".
Reporter: What kind of weapons will emerge in the Third World War?
Albert Einstein: I don't know, but I know the weapons of the Fourth World.
Reporter: Huh?! What is it, please?
Albert Einstein: Stones and sticks!