Chapter 011: Michelson and His Aether
With just over $100 left in hand, Li Kangping focused on academics, and focusing on academics was an effective way to save money.
Professor Rosberg's Atomic Theory does not have a final exam, and he gives students a final grade based on their assignments, lab reports, classroom performance, and feedback from tutors in seminars.
Although Professor Rosberg did not accept Li Kangping's "Blackbody Radiation and Light Quantum", Li Kangping's usual homework and experimental reports were impeccable. Professor Rosberg kept his promise by writing an A+ on Lee's atomic theory registry and stating the reasons why he received an A+.
"Thank you, Professor!" Li Kangping happily admired his A+ and Professor Rosberg's comments.
This atomic theory registration form will be submitted to the Senate of Columbia College, which will affix its seal to prove that Li Kangping took an atomic theory course at our college in 1920 with an A+.
Columbia College may seem loosely organized, with each teaching team working in silos, but in reality there is a large network of controls that sustains a mature undergraduate education system.
Professor Rothberg said, "No need to thank me, this is what you have earned with your brilliant talent. Anyway, I still like you. β
I love my teacher, and I love the truth even more. Li Kangping said goodbye to Rosberg and atomism, and he finished his last atomic theory course, finishing with a beautiful grade of A+.
When he returned to his dormitory, Li Kangping received a letter from Physical Review.
"I hope it's good news."
Li Kangping opened the envelope, and the letter read as follows:
"Mr. K.P. Lee, please receive the proofs of "Blackbody Radiation and Quantum of Light", and if there are no objections, sign and send them back to the editorial office of Physical Review. Your editor, Tom M. T. Jones. β
Oh, good news!
Li Kangping finally received the proof.
A proofs are documents that are printed separately according to the formatting format of Physical Review, which is equivalent to a confirmation version of the paper before it is officially published.
Li Kangping carefully checked the proofs of his paper, and the content of the paper did not make any changes, so the reviewer passed it, so let's sign it.
At this time, American academic journals did not charge page fees, and not only did they not charge page fees, but the journals would also pay a considerable amount of manuscript fees to the authors of the papers.
The overall academic policy of the United States is excellent, and the country has attracted elite scholars all over the world through attractive academic policies and academic environments.
Li Kangping signed the proofs of the paper and put it in an envelope.
He now knows the name of the editor, and the recipient writes Mr. Jones.
Li Kangping moved to the Ferdinand Building and handed over his signed proofs to the editorial office of Physical Review.
Physical Review is a bimonthly journal, and Li Kangping doesn't know which issue his paper will be published, so let's keep waiting.
Professor Pazzini of Electromagnetism is graded almost in the same way as Professor Rosberg, with the only difference being that Professor Pazzini has set up a final exam for electromagnetism.
Professor Pazzini's final paper on electromagnetism resembles a short essay in which he asks students to discuss the solution of Maxwell's equations when there is an electric current and an electric charge.
The final exam in electromagnetism is not completed in a prescribed classroom and within a few hours, and students can submit this short essay before the Christmas holidays.
Studying in the United States, integrity is paramount. If you're caught cheating, you're doomed.
Li Kangping holds a pen and writes a short paper, in any case, if the current and charge are given, the potential can be obtained directly from these integrals, and then the field can be obtained through differentiation. If we know the charge density Ο(x,y,z,t) and the current density j(x,y,z,t) everywhere, we can find ......
Li Kangping wrote a short paper on electromagnetism overnight and submitted it to Professor Pazzini's tutor the next day.
Li Kangping's course this semester also has calculus, calculus is a test, the kind of exam that is done in a specified classroom and within a few hours.
As usual, Li Kangping bought a copy of the New York Daily News, and he saw in the financial section of the newspaper that AT&T actually ...... It actually fell a dollar!
I lost, how could AT&T fall, it should skyrocket!
It was the fall graduation season at Columbia University, and many celebrities were speaking at Columbia.
Li Kangping forgot about the drop of stocks for a while, and he left the dormitory building with great interest and went to the auditorium.
When he went downstairs, Li Kangping met Allen, who lived in the same dormitory building, and the two went together.
"Alan, what's your grade in atomic theory?" Li Kangping asked.
Allen said: "I got an A. β
Li Kangping congratulated: "Congratulations, you will soon be wearing the bachelor's hat!" β
"And I've heard that you got an A+, and you're obviously smarter."
"Even though I got an A+, I seem to have offended Professor Rosberg, and you know, I have an irreconcilable contradiction with Professor Rosberg in academic principles."
"There are so many professors at Columbia University, and if you offend one, then find a new one. Lee, please tell me, what are your academic principles? β
"To put it simply, my academic principle is to obey the truth."
"Your so-called principle applies to all areas, and everyone fights for the truth, including those who have been defeated. Obedience to the truth? Please, that's a clichΓ©! β
The two talked and chatted, and arrived at the Columbia College auditorium.
The auditorium was filled with students, even a few black students.
Columbia University cannot be regarded as an absolute place of democracy, freedom, equality and justice, but Columbia University has achieved democracy, freedom, equality and justice to a certain extent.
Columbia University does not limit the number of Catholic, Jewish students, and allows a small number of black students to attend Columbia.
The students in the auditorium were extremely excited, and they were full of joy waiting for the arrival of the big man.
At three o'clock, the big man came to the auditorium on time, he was an old man, his white hair was like cotton in the ground, although he was nearly seventy years old, but the old man was in good spirits, and he was old and strong.
"Mr. Michelson!"
The students erupted in deafening applause and cheers.
By 1920, Michelson was the only American physicist to win the Nobel Prize in Physics, and he deserved such a warm welcome.
Michelson was born in Europe and later immigrated to the United States, where he became an American citizen. Michelson, as he is known, was a brilliant experimental physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1907 for his convincing conclusions using ingenious interference experiments.
This old man with outstanding scientific achievements is quite famous in the United States. Michelson is currently Chair of the Department of Physics at the University of Chicago, a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, and President of APS.
All in all, Michelson is the biggest big man in the American physics community today.
The lectures of American physics bigwigs are, of course, about physics.
"Gentlemen, I'm not going to talk about the interference of light, it's a compulsory content in physics textbooks, and your physics teacher has already talked about it."
Michelson's opening remarks are simple, but they contain the power of absolute authority.
yes, that's right, if you haven't even figured out the interference of light, how dare you sit here and listen to Mr. Michelson's lecture?
"I'm going to talk about, lovely Aether." Michelson smiled warmly, as if the lovely ether was his lovely lover.
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