"The most critical technology for the production of liquid helium is the technology that ensures that the liquid helium thermostat is kept at a low temperature. I admit that the Europeans are temporarily ahead of the Americans in technology, but our lab in Illinois will soon implement this critical cryogenic technology. Yes, we've already started to do that. Illinois physicists said ambitiously.

"Mr. Honners, he's got a patent for liquid helium." New York State Entrepreneur Whip Commander said.

"Mr. Honas registered a patent in the Netherlands, but he didn't register a patent in the United States, did he?" The Illinois physicist said with a smile.

"You know, Professor, I've always been passionate about supporting research in the United States. That's right, you've impressed me, so I've decided to fund your lab with $10,000 and whatever equipment you want and whatever we can get. New York State entrepreneurs generously said.

Before the establishment of the NSF, the research funding of American scientists came mainly from the sponsorship of entrepreneurs, so scientists needed to have a certain level of eloquence and presentation skills to influence entrepreneurs.

Li Kangping walked around the banquet hall, but he did not see Ye Qisun, a graduate student at Harvard University, so he went back to his room to sleep.

The next day, APS Annual Meeting participants were divided into a number of academic discussion groups based on their majors, each of which discussed a different topic.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Professor Woodgate and Li Kangping entered a conference room.

The two exchanged greetings with experts and scholars.

These experts include:

Professor Albert Michelson of the University of Chicago, Nobel Laureate in Physics and President of APS.

Professor Robert Milligan of the California Institute of Technology, the first person in optoelectronic experiments in the United States and even in the world.

Professor Arthur Compton of Washington University in St. Louis is a physicist dedicated to the study of X-ray scattering.

Professor W. Duane of Harvard University, a well-known expert in atomic physics.

……

The lineup is extremely luxurious, and basically all the most famous physicists in the United States are sitting here.

The moderator of the symposium on "Verification of Space Quantization Theory by the Silver Atomic Beam Method" was Professor Robert Milligan.

Robert Milligan gets straight to the point: "Gentlemen, I think you have seen a copy of the paper "The Theory of Quantization of Space by the Silver Atomic Beam Method" before you arrived at the Kidford Manor. So we can skip the presentation and communicate directly with Professor Woodgate and Mr. Lee. ”

Professor Woodgate said: "Mr. Lee's contribution to this experiment is comparable to mine, and Mr. Lee will answer your questions, and if Mr. Lee can't answer them, I'll answer them." ”

Milligan nodded, "Okay, let's get started." I actually went to Columbia University two months ago and visited Professor Woodgate's lab. At the time I didn't think the Woodgate team's experiment on the quantization of space would be successful, yes, I was cold-watered, and I even said, oh, William, give up, you should give up, stop doing futile work! ”

"I remember at the beginning of June, the 6th, yes, the 6th of June, it was my wife's wedding anniversary, how could I not remember? On the evening of June 6, Professor Woodgate called me and said that his experiment had been successful. I still don't believe it. ”

"A little more than a week later, "The Theory of Quantization of Space Verified by the Silver Atomic Beam Method" was placed on my desk. The silver atomic beam split, yes, believe it or not, it split! It splits into two stripes that are asymmetrical on the left and right sides and blank in the middle! ”

"The experimental photos were right in front of me, and I realized my stubbornness, conservatism, and stupidity."

"Gentlemen, you have all seen this picture, and there is no doubt that they did! The experiment was successful, and the theory of space quantization is correct! Milligan exclaimed. It is clear that he is a strong supporter of the theory of the quantization of space.

And two months ago, more than half a month ago, to be exact, Milligan was a skeptic of the theory of spatial quantization.

What happened made Professor Milligan's attitude change greatly.

Solid experimental evidence, of course.

Professor Robert Milligan's presentation was more like a reviewer's summary.

Why did you do the experiment, what were the principles of your experimental design, what difficulties did you encounter in the experiment, and how did you overcome them to finally get the silver atomic beam pattern...... This is the question that the respondent teacher asks the student.

Professor Milligan was not Lee Kangping's defense teacher, and Lee Kangping was not a student of Professor Milligan.

Wise scholars don't have to ask simple, low-level questions after reading well-documented papers.

Professor Milligan concluded his presentation by asking, "Since your experiment was successful, how can the birefringence problem be explained?" ”

Li Kangping replied: "Professor Milligan, I can't give a reasonable explanation for the problem of birefringence right now. If I had to explain, I would only give a directional hypothesis. The hypothesis arising from the experiments on space quantization and the problem of birefringence is whether we should abandon the known theories or assumptions that describe atomic phenomena and build new theoretical foundations? ”

Arthur Compton interjected: "Please, this is not Mr. Lee's business alone, physicists in the United States and even the world have the responsibility to study and solve this problem!" At this meeting, there is no need to discuss this issue in depth. ”

"Professor Compton is right that the new problems arising from the quantization of space are beyond the scope of this meeting." "First of all, we must acknowledge the correctness of the theory of space quantization, which is the greatest contribution of Professor Woodgate's experiment. In order to prove the theory of space quantization, Professor Woodgate and Mr. Li invented a new experimental method, which they called in their paper 'Atom and Molecular Beam Steady State Separation Technology'. ”

Professor Duane continued: "The steady-state separation of atomic and molecular beams allows us to measure isolated neutral atoms and molecules with macroscopic instruments, so the steady-state separation of atomic and molecular beams has very, very important academic value in terms of direct experiments and the basic assumptions of the display theory." This is the second contribution of Professor Woodgate and Mr. Lee. ”

There was no one who made it difficult for Professor Woodgate and Li Kangping, and some of them recognized and praised him.

The "two contributions" summarized by Professor Duane are very in place and have been highly recognized by the participants.

There are almost no "critique meetings" at APS's annual conferences, and controversial academic programs are usually not attended.

The "National Physics Academic Achievement Appraisal Conference and Physics Prospect Outlook Meeting" is more in line with the nature of the APS Annual Meeting.

"Mr. Michelson, do you have anything to say?" Robert Milligan asked.

"What should be said and what should not be said, you have all said, so I have nothing to say." Michelson shrugged, "In any case, the results of the Columbia experiment are credible evidence, and I recognize the experimental evidence and appreciate their contributions." ”

Milligan clapped his hands and said, "Applause for the academic contributions of Professor Woodgate and Mr. Lee!" ”

Warm applause and congratulations rang out in the conference room, and Woodgate and Li Kangping shook hands with the experts and scholars one by one.

Authority is authority because authority can represent the attitude of the entire industry.

"Silver Atomic Beam Method Verification Space Quantization Theory" has been affirmed by 20 American physicists, including Michelson, Migligan, Compton, and Duane, which is equivalent to the affirmation of the entire American physics community.

When Li Kangping walked out of this conference room, he was no longer a nobody in the physics world.