Cover letters are delivered to Zeus Corporation headquarters in Manhattan every day. Li Kangping personally checked all the cover letters of technical personnel.

There was a cover letter from a technician who aroused great interest from Li Kangping.

The applicant is called Vladimir Kosma Zvorygin.

“…… I have received my Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, and I have read Dr. Lee's dissertation, "All Electronic Television Systems." I know you won't believe what I say, but I still want to say that I've been thinking about the possibility of an 'all-electronic TV system', and I've written a paper on a 'full electronic TV system'. ”

"Just when I was about to publish my paper, I came across your "All Electronic Television System". Of course, I admit that your vision of an 'all-electronic television system' is better than mine. ”

"Dr. Li, I would like to get a job offer at Zeus Laboratory, and I hope to work with you to realize the 'all-electronic TV system'. Your faithful Vladimir Kosma Zvorykin, Pittsburgh, January 10, 1923. ”

Li Kangping wrote back: Dr. Zworykin, I look forward to meeting you in New York. K.P. Lee.

Speaking of the field of academic research, a battle is being waged regarding the quantum theory of light.

Li Kangping received a call from Arthur Compton.

"Lee, what I want to tell you is that the debate between me and Duane will be ...... at Columbia University."

Here's what happened, Arthur Compton went over Duane and complained directly to the president of the American Academy of Sciences.

After reading Compton and Duane's papers, the dean decided to choose a neutral venue at Columbia University, and let Compton and Duane debate at Columbia, and whoever won the debate would publish their papers.

"Lee, you're going to be a member of the debate conference, and you'll soon receive an invitation from the American Academy of Sciences." Arthur Compton said over the phone.

"Okay, Arthur, of course I'll give you my full support."

Sure enough, Li Kangping soon received an invitation letter from the American Academy of Sciences, with papers by Compton and Duane.

"Dr. Li: In view of your profound insights in the field of optical quantum theory, and the recommendation of Professor Arthur Compton, Professor Carl Compton, Professor William Woodgate, Professor Michael Mathis, etc., I sincerely invite you to participate in the 'Symposium on Quantum Theory of Light' at the following venue, time and contact person......"

“…… Relevant papers are attached. Have a great day. J.H. Harris, National Academy of Sciences. ”

Arthur Compton followed Lee Kangping's advice, and he shook people.

Carl Compton was Arthur Compton's elder brother, and Li Kangping had heard of Carl Compton's name for a long time, but he had never met him and had no correspondence.

Michael Mathis wrote a version of Atomic Physics, which is used by many universities in the United States. Li Kangping knew that Mathis was a person, and he had never met or written letters.

All in all, Arthur Compton got the job done.

Under the recommendation of Arthur Compton and others, and Li Kangping himself has a certain academic reputation, Li Kangping received an invitation letter from the American Academy of Sciences.

Arthur Compton's "Quantum Theory of X-ray Scattering by Light Elements" has long been read by Li Kangping.

Now, Li Kangping has read "The Quantum Theory of X-ray Scattering by Light Elements" again, and this paper has not changed much, it is still the same.

Looking at Duane's paper again, Duane did do experiments, and his experiments and Compton's experiments have the same purpose, both to prove the validity of the quantum theory of light.

But there are significant differences between Duane's experimental design and Compton's.

Duane got the spectrum of three X-rays, while Compton got the spectrum of scattered rays.

On the case of whether there was academic plagiarism, we solved the case.

There is no doubt that Compton and Duane are doing different experiments with the same goal, and there is no plagiarism between the two.

Now the question is, who is more reasonable and accurate in the results of Compton or Duane's experiments?

The attitude of the American Academy of Sciences is that you debate, and whoever wins is reasonable.

Although troublesome, the American Academy of Sciences has a more rigorous approach.

Li Kangping must be in favor of Compton, so what kind of technical behavior should be used to refute Duane?

Before the "Symposium on Quantum Theory of Light" organized by the American Academy of Sciences, Li Kangping received a letter from Einstein.

"Dear Lee: Can you imagine that when I returned to Germany from Asia, the documents and letters that I had to deal with were piled up more than a meter high."

"I saw your "On the Quantum of Light" and have asked for the immediate publication of the Annals of Physics."

"You should know that Mr. Niels Bohr's insights on radiation are very deep, but I am not willing to be forced to abandon my ideas without defending a strict causality more forcefully than ever. I think there is a view that is completely intolerable, and that is that an electron exposed to radiation will, according to its own free will, choose not only the moment when it starts to jump, but also the direction in which it jumps. ”

"If that were the case, I'd rather be a cobbler or even a casino employee than a physicist."

"Lee, I recognize and appreciate your contribution to the quantum theory of light."

"I found that all the papers you published seemed to be related to my theory, not only the quantum theory of light, but also the theory of relativity, the theory of radiation, and the theory of stimulated emission. Once again, I am grateful that you have blazed a new trail on the basis of my theory, a path unlike any other. ”

"As I write this letter, Monsieur Sommerfeld has come to visit me. I mentioned you to Mr. Sommerfeld, and Mr. Sommerfeld said that he knew you, that he had written to you, and that he was grateful for your contribution to the quantization of space. ”

"Mr. Sommerfeld will go to the United States to promote the English version of his monograph, and you can say whatever you want to say to me. I wish you good health. Albert Einstein, Berlin. ”

Einstein was as friendly as ever, but Einstein also had small complaints.

The usually mild-mannered Albert Einstein said that he "would rather be a cobbler or even a casino employee than a physicist," suggesting that he was very angry.

Who angered Einstein?

Looks like Niels Bohr.

Small fish and small shrimp can't make the big guy angry.

The only one who provoked the big guy was the other big guy.

In the last life of 1922~1924, physicists all over the world were most concerned about the nature of light, especially after Arthur Compton wrote his paper on the Compton effect, the academic debate reached the most intense level.

At the end of 1924, the Duke de Broglie perfected his theory of matter waves. At the same time, the controversy over the nature of light has come to a conclusion.

In 1925, physicists shifted their energies to new fields, and under the active promotion of Albert Einstein and others, the theory of matter waves was taken seriously. Then, quantum mechanics came into being.