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Cambridgeshire, east of the Cam River, a tributary of the River Uss, England.

The autumn breeze is rising.

Today's Cambridge is not like it used to be, with the unique fog of autumn, but it is still rare to see blue skies and white clouds. It's either cloudy, or it's covered in smoke and rain, and the autumn breeze is mixed with a slight drizzle, gently caressing the cheeks, with a bit of coolness and comfort, which makes people feel the good greetings from early autumn.

On the wet stone road, English people walked back and forth, all with straight waists, wearing tight suits, top hats, black umbrellas in their hands, and faint smiles on their faces.

At this time, Li Jie was holding coffee with Trace, walking on the path with fallen leaves, enjoying the unique early autumn scenery of Cambridge. He was wearing a tight and ironed suit, and Trist was also a formal dress, both of them were tall types of people of the same sex, and when they walked side by side, there was a silent tacit understanding and harmony, and they won the attention of many passers-by, obviously treating the two as an exotic couple.

From time to time, Lee returned the favor with a smile, but Trist ignored it.

"Everyone was trying to guess what Taylor meant during the concert, and it seemed that they all wanted to know who gave the gift, and it was hilarious." Trist shook the Sun in her hand. Above is a large photograph of Taylor waving his hands at the concert and a computer-generated image of an airship. The caption reads: Mysterious Gift - Taylor Captures London!

When these words are spoken. Trist's face showed a little smugness, this was the third time she had spoken about this topic today, and the meaning of merit revealed in her words almost broke through the sky. Li Jie is too lazy to bother with her, anyway, Taylor? Swift's happy phone call will only be to himself, not to the lace edge.

However, he did not offer to meet with the other party, although the reason given was that both were busy, which was obviously just an excuse. It will take a little more water grinding to deal with Taylor.

They didn't just hang out here on the fly. To be exact, this is the most important itinerary of Li Jie's trip to Europe.

Many universities in the UK are a blend of school and city, and the same is true for the University of Cambridge (cambridge_university). Although many of the medieval buildings have been preserved, the overall appearance of Cambridge is bright and modern. In addition to the spectacular architecture of the University of Cambridge, there are quaint shops, tranquil parks, unique tea houses, and department stores, shops and sports facilities that represent the modern side of Cambridge.

Joining the University of Oxford (oxford_university), these two universities are the twin stars of British higher education, and even globally, they are no slouch for any other university, firmly in the top 10 of the world university rankings.

"The Oxford of the arts. The Cambridge of Science" -- this is the name of these two pearls in the world, one being the humanities. On the other side is the natural sciences, which seem to be a fixed formula in the minds of many people. Cambridge, which is famous for its science and engineering, has had more than 70 Nobel Prize winners in history, but these scientific giants are like stars in the arms of the solar system, all of which are overshadowed by the light of one person - Steve? Davis? Steve Davis, Hawking (Note 1), known as "the greatest physicist alive", is considered by some to be only a handful of people in the history of science, such as Newton and Einstein.

This is the primary goal of Li Kit's trip.

Steve? Stephen Hawking was a graduate in Circular Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge, where he was awarded the Cambridge Lucas Professorship in Mathematics in 1980 (lucasian_chair_of_mathematics, Note 2). After resigning from the Lucas Professorship in Mathematics, in keeping with Cambridge tradition, and out of courtesy to the physicist, everything else he did at Cambridge remained, including his office, assistants, mechanics, and nursing team.

Note 1: Out of avoidance, Mr. Hawking's name has been modified, and it is better to treat it as a fictional character in the article.

Note 2: An honorary post at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, conferred on researchers in mathematics and physics, and only one person at a time, is one of the greatest professorships in human history held by the great masters of science such as Newton, Hawking, and Dirac, and the holder of this chair is called 'Professor Lucas' (lucasian_professor).

The 74-year-old Hawking is still continuing to conduct his research, so Lee Kit and Trist met him at the Cambridge Centre for Mathematical Sciences. This spacious, bright office is located in the southeast corner of the second floor, and as soon as you enter the door, you can see an elderly man with a severely crooked neck staring at them in a special wheelchair, accompanied by nursing staff.

He blinked when he saw Li Jie and Trist come in. Judith, the personal assistant standing on the sidelines, smiled and explained to Li Kit and Trist, "He's greeting you. ”

Because she was 21 years old with the muscle-wasting Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS), which causes muscle was, Mrs. Stie spent most of her life confined to a wheelchair with only three fingers to move. In 1985, he underwent tracheal surgery for pneumonia, after which he was completely deprived of the ability to speak, and his speech and Q&A could only be done through a speech synthesizer - the cheek muscles and the right eye transmitted signals to the sensor, and the words and sentences were selected in the computer, which was then emitted by the voice synthesizer, which was the voice software that Intel tailored for him.

The disease had severely deformed his body, his head could only tilt to the right, his shoulders were low to the left and high to the right, his hands were tightly in the middle, he held a palm-sized onomatopoeia keyboard, his feet were twisted inward, his mouth had been crooked into an S-shape, and if he smiled slightly, he would immediately show a strange appearance of "grinning teeth". This has become his iconic image.

In such difficult conditions, Steve? Hawking continued to research, put forward the famous theory of black holes and Hawking radiation, and published "A Brief History of Time" in 1988, which has sold more than 25 million copies and has become one of the best-selling popular science books in the world. The history of this great man's achievements and struggles is truly unprecedented.

"Hello to you, Mr. Hawking. I'm Bruce, and this is my secretary, Trist, and it's a pleasure to meet you. Li Jie stood in place, staring at the other party for a moment, and then smiled in response. Although Hawking's face was not very good, and his old appearance was shocking, his physical condition was obviously much better than he imagined, so that his plan was really feasible.

"Hello...... Mr...... We're sorry...... I'm sorry...... Excuse me......"

Faced with this living legend, Trist rarely showed some excitement and nervousness, and stammered.

Steve smiled, his eyes twinkled, and a moment later the front microphone rang out with a mechanical computer-synthesized voice:

“it’sok。 (It's okay)"

"Steve never wanted anyone to sympathize with his illness, he still wanted to fly in the sky on a spaceship!" Judith smiled and stroked her hands, then gestured warmly to the two of them. "Come and take a seat, by the way, what do you two need to drink?" As Hawking's personal assistant, she not only has her own independent office, but also has other nurses and assistants to handle trivial matters, and her status is clearly extraordinary.

Li Jie unbuttoned his suit, sat down a little casually, and shook the disposable coffee cup in his hand to signal: "No need, thank you." ”

Trist also sat down, never taking her eyes off Hawking, and smiled and complimented, "You are so admirable, sir." ”

Steve tilted his head, and the microphone spoke again: "You're looking for me?" ”

As Steve's personal assistant, Judith shows amazing patience and thoughtfulness, and once she guesses what he wants to say, she will take the initiative to explain it for him, so that Steve doesn't have to struggle to complete the entire sentence.

She said to Li Jie and the others with an apologetic expression: "Every time he is seriously ill, Steve weakens once and loses some physical functions. Doctors had been advising him to get more rest, so Steve probably wouldn't be able to have a long conversation with the two. I wonder what Mr. Li came from afar to meet Steve? ”

Judith himself is obviously very curious, as he gets older and resigns from Cambridge, Hawking, who is getting worse and worse, rarely receives foreign visitors, and Li Jie and the others can actually say that Cambridge is not only extraordinary, but also because there are important things.

"I know you're not in good health, so as not to drain your fragile spirit, I'll make a long story short, Mr. Hawking." Li Jie put down the coffee cup in his hand, leaned down slightly, folded his hands on the front of his thighs, and approached the other party to smile. "I have a lab in Los Angeles, USA. Recently, researchers have made small advances in gene editing technology and artificial genomes, and after my discussion with the principal, Dr. Gordon, we thought it might help you with your condition. ”

"Smack!"

Judith, who had just received a cup of tea from the little nurse, was frightened by what Li Jie said before she could sit down, and even the teacup in her hand fell to the ground excitedly and shattered. However, she didn't care about the broken delicate porcelain tiles and the splashing hot tea, and stood up angrily: "Please don't say that, okay? Mr. Lee! Did you know that such a statement is very irresponsible! ”

The sudden sound and posture suddenly frightened Trist and the nurse next to her, and their bodies tensed, not daring to make a sound. (To be continued......)