Chapter 92: The Nobel Prize Committee's Controversy
"What kind of style does Professor Wang think can best express the atmosphere of the future?" asked Mr. Pei.
Wang Yinan thought for a while, "I think, it should be the starry sky, sooner or later human beings will leave the cradle of the blue star and swim in the endless universe", Wang Yinan quoted a famous quote by Yoshiki Tanaka, "Our journey should be the sea of stars."
The group walked on the island, there was a group of workers on the side of the wave laboratory, dismantling the equipment in the small building on the side, Wang Yinan was a little surprised, "The navy's movements are still quite fast", Zhang Qi nodded, it's not your light, recently your posture, the king of heaven and Lao Tzu have to give way.
Mr. Pei pointed to the huge wave pool where there was no water, "My idea is that this place will not be filled in".
"Anyway, this island is big enough, and the land is far from being tight, so using this wave pool, the shape is slightly modified and expanded, and trees are planted along the edge, which is a ready-made artificial lake."
"The main building can be directly facing the artificial lake, so that the whole appearance is very open, and it is not obtrusive, and it is very harmonious with the surrounding environment."
Wang Yinan stood by the pond and imagined what the main building would look like in the future by the lake, "Coming out of the office, stepping on the flying carpet, you can go all the way to the artificial lake, then to the outer lake, and you can also go through the outer lake directly to the high-speed rail station, which is so cool", Wang Yinan thought,
"Go back and apply for a special passage with the Hanjiang government, you don't need to go upstairs and downstairs, you can step on the flying carpet from the underground passage to the high-speed rail train", Wang Yinan wanted to be happy, I give 101 points to the extent of X.
Mr. Pei didn't notice Wang Yinan's small movements, and he then began to talk about his ideas for the ABP building.
"The main building can be modeled after the design of the Pacific State Grand Theater, for example, the overall shape resembles Jupiter, which is half underground?" ,
"The slanted halo can rotate with the direction of the sun", this gentleman really dared to think,
"This building will be very difficult", in this regard, Wang Yinan only has the role of being a primary school student.
"It's not difficult, it's not you and I have the final say, I have cooperated with many high-level builders in Huaguo, in my opinion, no matter how difficult the building is, as long as it can be designed, they can build it", Mr. Pei did not give Wang Yinan face, and retorted without hesitation,
Wang Yinan immediately raised his hand and surrendered, okay Okay, it seems that I underestimated the degree of the infrastructure maniac madness.
"But what you said still has some truth, such a large halo rotation is indeed quite difficult, but you can make a fuss about the visual effect, using the reflection of glass to create the illusion of rotation, in fact, it does not really rotate", after refuting Wang Yinan, Mr. Pei still turned a corner and gave Professor Wang a lot of face.
"The overall building doesn't need to be too high, but the main building still has a certain momentum and integrates with the mountain," Mr. Pei said, pointing to the hill in front of him.
"There should also be space for a small airport and tower on the side," Wang Yinan added.
"Then you need to determine the direction of the runway," Mr. Pei said, "This has something to do with the main wind direction in the area, so please contact the meteorological department of Hangang City as soon as possible."
"With the planet-shaped main building in the middle as the center, and several satellites scattered around, what do you think of this architectural style", Mr. Pei turned around and asked Wang Yinan,
"Very good, I can't wait to see the master's handwriting", Wang Yinan nodded,
"Then you have something to do, I'll continue to turn around for a while, and wait for the first version of the design to come out, and then ask for your opinions", Mr. Pei has now regarded this small island as his home turf, and began to issue an eviction order.
Just when Wang Yinan was looking forward to the future full of starry air headquarters, Nordic Lopa, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, a fierce debate broke out.
"The theory of low-temperature superconductivity and the preparation of practical materials, if a little exaggerated, can be called the most significant physical discovery of this century, so this Nobel Prize in Physics must be awarded to Professor Wang Yinan and Professor Li Wenjing", the representative of the Nobel Prize Committee in Physics is making an impassioned statement.
"I don't care what your chemistry prize committee thinks, anyway, the physics prize can't be given to anyone else."
"Isn't the major progress of molecular machines worthy of a Nobel Prize?" we also noted when we submitted the list, and the second place was there to accompany them, and the weight of their achievements was too far behind that of Wang Yinan and Professor Li Wenjing," the representative of the Nobel Committee on Chemistry disagreed.
"Molecular machines are more of a technical means, and Professor Wang Yinan first proposed the theory of high-temperature superconductivity, and even the general crystal structure, and predicted the existence of high-temperature superconducting materials through the theory and prepared them, I remember that the Nobel Prize should give priority to major advances in basic theories, right?", the representative of the physics prize committee threw out a strong argument, which immediately received widespread support.
"Yes, this major theoretical development has always been a priority for us",
"What's more, the two professors Wang and Li have prepared superconducting materials for theoretical predictions in practice, which is even more commendable, and if the Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to others, it will be a big joke."
After all, in essence, the basis of all chemistry is physics, and chemistry and physics have made theoretical breakthroughs.
"I don't care about any theoretical breakthroughs or anything like that, if you look at the candidate who came in second place, if the chemistry prize was awarded to him instead of Professor Wang and Li, it would be the biggest scandal in the history of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry," the representative of the chemistry committee began to argue.
However, from this point of view, he is right, the results of the second candidate are indeed a little unproductive, I am not afraid of not knowing the goods, I am afraid of comparing the goods, it is nothing in previous years, but Wang Yinan and Li Wenjing have turned a blind eye to the progress of the molecular machine in front of them, and it seems a little unreasonable.
Although there are many scum among scientists, on the whole, the overall moral standard at this level is still much higher than that of ordinary people, so that they can choose a much worse option in the face of a better result, no matter what kind of reason they find, it is as uncomfortable as eating flies.
Seeing that the two sides were at an impasse, the moderator of the meeting came forward to find a compromise solution.
"Otherwise, we will award the Physics Prize to Professor Wang and Li this year, and then give them the Chemistry Prize next year."
This ridiculous proposal was fiercely refuted as soon as it was put forward, "there has never been a precedent for this year to book next year's awards, that is impossible, and it will definitely need to be re-selected next year".
"This solution does not solve any problems, and people will still question the authority of the Nobel Prize",
"When they asked, why this year's chemistry prize was not awarded to the best and most important chemical discoveries, how would we answer?".
"Why don't you give them both awards", someone made a new suggestion,
"How can it be done, in the history of the Nobel Prize for hundreds of years, there has never been such a precedent",
"Why don't we add a special prize, and award both physics and chemistry prizes to the second-ranked candidates, Professor Wang and Li, and give them a special award, which includes both physics and chemistry."
"It's a good idea, and it shows how much we value their results", the proposal received broad support.
But the commissioner in charge of finance pronounced the proposed death sentence in one sentence, "In this case, how many bonuses are you going to come up with?" ”,
"This special prize should be equal to the sum of the prizes in physics and chemistry, and it looks like I should cut the committee's funding in recent years."
When it comes to their own vital interests, immediately, the people who were in favor of it just now stopped talking.
The discussion reached an impasse, and the moderator saw that the momentum was not right, so he had to announce the adjournment of the meeting.
"That's it for now, anyway, there is still some time before the final list of winners is determined, and I hope everyone will go back and think carefully to see if we can find a solution that everyone will be happy with."
The discussion of Nordic Ropa pressed the pause button, of course, what transactions and trade-offs are secretly in the future, Wang Yinan is completely unknown, after communicating with Mr. Pei about the idea of the ABP, Wang Yinan received a call from Qian Lao.
"Xiao Wang, you've been talking about the Nobel Prize lately, how do you feel, are you sure?" ,
It took Wang Yinan a long time to react, it turned out to be a call from Qian Lao himself,
"Why did your old man call in person", Wang Yinan said,
"The Nobel Prize jury is absolutely confidential at this stage, anyway, the nomination must be nominated, and there must not be much problem in entering the list of final candidates, as for whether it can win the award, it really depends on the mood of the jury, and the hot things in the past are not once or twice."
"It's good that you have this mental preparation, I was worried that you were too optimistic and ready to cool you down", Qian Lao said,
Wang Yinan couldn't laugh or cry, I'm so fragile, and I still work your old man to cool down, no, things are definitely not so simple,
"You called me specifically not just to ask about the Nobel Prize, say, if you have any orders, I will be on call", Wang Yinan said.
"Do you have time the morning after tomorrow", Qian Lao asked,
"There are no arrangements yet, what's the matter, you have something to do with me?" , Wang Yinan asked,
"Do you remember the laser black hole that was discovered in the South Pacific last time?" asked Qian Lao.
Wang Yinan was not surprised at all by where Qian Lao learned about this matter, as one of the veterans and high-level think tanks in the navy, it would be strange if Qian Lao did not know about this matter.
Of course we do, we also deciphered the hidden information in the signal and found "eight strange black hole locations, and it is very likely that further clues can be found in these eight locations," Wang Yinan said.
"After Chief Master Yang of the 116th Institute reported this matter, the Council of Elders attached great importance to it, especially since this may be the first contact between human beings and non-Blue Star civilizations," Qian Lao said.
"You know, there are a lot of hypotheses and theories about extraterrestrial civilizations, such as Dyson spheres, and dark forests, and in most of these theories, extraterrestrial civilizations do not have good intentions towards human beings."
"So, we have to be cautious."
Wang Yinan nodded, it is normal for people to have doubts and fears about the unknown, "Then what are you going to do next", Wang Yinan asked.