"Is there any new wind in the U.S. lately? In particular, I heard that there was an astronomer named Elvi at the Yekes Observatory in Wisconsin, which is under the jurisdiction of the University of Chicago, and he said that the sun could explode at any time, and how did the Americans react to this? ”

As soon as Cockcroft sat in the passenger seat on the left side of the car, Chen Muwu couldn't wait to ask him a question.

Since he had recently completed experiments with Eddington on the conjecture of nuclear fusion inside the sun, his first question was also related to this.

Cockcroft nodded: "After I got off the ship in Southampton, I also saw the Times and the Daily Telegraph in recent days, and I saw Dr. Chen, you seem to have responded to this matter?"

"It's much hotter in the U.S. than it is in the U.K.

"I think the reason for this is because, on the one hand, you, and the response of Professor Eddington and Sir Dyson the Royal Astronomer, Professor Kings, President of the Royal Astronomical Society, and others, have largely calmed the mood of the British people, and on the other hand, because the nouveau riche Americans are much more superstitious than the British.

"After all, their ancestors were all Puritans who crossed the Atlantic on the Mayflower, and it is normal for them to be more superstitious than us English."

When the current British complain about the Americans, they are still in the stage of despising each other in various ways, and they are not at all like the later world, and they obediently hug their thighs and grovel to others as dogs.

Cockcroft scolded the Americans for superstition, but he didn't know that there were many superstitious people among the British.

Didn't those scammers of soul photography come to Britain on the other side of the Atlantic after the United States couldn't cheat anymore, and continue to deceive a bunch of rich people who are stupid and have a lot of money?

Thinking of this, Chen Muwu, who was driving the car, sneered with some disdain.

Cockcroft thought that he was agreeing with his own point of view, and he also looked down on superstitious Americans who did not understand science, so he did not take it to heart, and continued to tell what he had seen and heard in the United States in the past few months:

"Americans think that the moment the sun explodes, the day the end of the world comes.

"That country was formed by immigrants from all over the world and black slaves and laborers who had been trafficked from Africa and Asia, so there were many fallacies about being faithful to the Bible or not being faithful to the Bible.

"Latin America to the south of the United States, because of its proximity to the equator. The indigenous people there have been worshipping the sun for centuries, and I heard that there are pyramids dedicated to the sun in Mexico, which is not the same as in Africa.

"On the basis of worshipping the sun, the ancient Mexicans slowly gave rise to a civilization called the Maya.

"So ever since the absurd idea that the sun could explode spread across the United States, some do-gooders have found a saying in the Mayan culture that the ancient Mayans had a calendar that would end on the date 13-0-0-0-0.

"After converting the Mayan calendar to the Gregorian calendar, the corresponding date seems to be 2012, and it seems to be December 21, 2012?

I don't remember exactly, because it's ridiculous. But those Americans who have blown the Mayan culture to the point of obscurity think. This point in time is a prophecy of the time when the sun will explode and the earth will be destroyed by some of the ancient sun worshippers.

"Why is their calendar ending at this moment? Because after the explosion of the sun and the extinction of human beings, there is no point in discussing time or anything. ”

After listening to Cockcroft's troubled statement, Chen Muwu hung and directly stepped on the brake to the end.

Why did such an absurd statement in 2012 appear so early?

That is, the current movie has no special effects, it is all real shooting, and his own film company has not yet been established.

Otherwise, Chen Muwu wants to make a horror film called "2012" and make a lot of money at the box office.

"It's unreasonable, it's unreasonable!"

Cockcroft chattered beside him for a long time, and Chen Muwu also cooperated to exclaim.

"I think the end of the Mayan calendar you mentioned should be like the end of the calendar on December 31 after the end of the year.

"Can we say that the world will be destroyed on December 31 and that tomorrow will never come? Of course not! Tomorrow is just the beginning of a new era. ”

"But there are many people in the United States who think so, and it's really helpless."

Cockcroft chimed in.

By the way, Dr. Chen, the newspaper said that Ling had done experiments in the Cavendish laboratory on the source of the sun's energy, and the success of the experiments refuted Elvie's erroneous view. I'm curious, what exactly did you experiment? ”

"Thanks to the particle accelerator you and Zhao Zhongyao made, I did a lot of interesting experiments on it while you two were not in school. Not only did this machine find another isotope of hydrogen, relative to supergravity hydrogen with an atomic mass of 3, but also found an isotope of helium, helium-3.

As Chen Muwu drove north, he briefed Cockcroft about how he discovered these two isotopes.

"I've already finished writing the specific experimental paper, but I haven't published it yet, and I want to save it for the Solvay conference in October. When I get back to school, I'll show it to you sometime. ”

"Sir Rutherford would be glad if he knew about this, wouldn't he?"

Rutherford had already proposed the experiment of bombarding the deuterium nucleus with accelerated high-energy protons, hoping to knock out the electrically neutral particle in the deuterium nucleus that was more than the hydrogen nucleus.

But for a variety of reasons (mainly because Chen Muwu secretly obstructed it, because he knew that he would not be able to bombard neutrons), the experiment was not on the agenda of particle accelerators for a long time.

This matter is already known to passers-by in the laboratory.

Unexpectedly, in the summer, Dr. Chen finally chose a time period when most of the people were not at Cambridge University and no one used particle accelerators to do experiments, and completed this long-delayed experiment.

This is enough to prove how good the master-apprentice relationship between him and Rutherford is, and he never dares to forget the teacher's entrustment.

Although it was not possible to produce electrically neutral particles from the deuterium nucleus, it was also a remarkable experimental achievement to obtain a new helium isotope, which could also provide a new conjecture for the sun's energy source.

"I hope the teacher will be happy about this. But I think, John, you and Zhao Zhongyao should also be happy about this. Because the more results you can achieve on particle accelerators, the better your chances of winning the Nobel Prize in Physics.

"This year's winners will naturally be announced in October, and if nothing else, I think it's time for you to prepare your acceptance speech."

Originally, he was still in a very relaxed state of mind, telling all kinds of gossip and news after he arrived in the United States, but he didn't expect to eat melons but eat himself, after listening to Chen Muwu, Cockcroft was shocked, and the other words that had been prepared in his mouth were swallowed back at once.

"No...... Nobel, Nobel Prize? Dr. Chen, Dr. Chen, you're not kidding me, are you? ”

Cockcroft, who had been sorting out his words for a long time before he could hold back such a sentence, was obviously shocked by the matter that Chen Muwuyun said lightly just now.

In addition to being shocked, he also briefly fell into a reverie, wondering whether he could really win the Nobel Prize.

If it is true, then the gift that Dr. Chen gave himself is better than the wedding gift he gave to Kapitsa, I don't know how high!

If he still does research with Kapitsa today, let alone the Nobel Prize, it is still unknown whether he can successfully graduate and obtain a doctorate.

"This is just my personal speculation, and the specific award situation depends on the final choice of those judges of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences."

Chen Muwu, who had finished giving people chicken blood, began to make up for it, and he felt as if he was talking too much.

"But I still think that if nothing else, this year's award should belong to the two of you. As long as one of the people in Stockholm is not blind, they will never turn a blind eye to the results achieved by this machine in just six months. ”

"Dr. Chen, I don't think it's Mr. Zhao or me who has made a great contribution to this machine, it's you. Even if you win an award, you should be at the top. ”

I? Forget it.

Chen Muwu did not hold out any hope for this matter in his heart.

Not to mention that he is still at the stage where he has just won the award and is not treated by the Nobel Prize jury.

Moreover, there has never been a situation where the Nobel Prize has been divided among three people, at best, two people can divide it equally.

In the case of insulin, because of the limitation of the number of winners, only the physiology or medicine prizes were awarded to MacLeod and Banting, and the best who worked and contributed was not allowed to be on the list of winners, so it led to the breakup between Banting and MacLeod.

If the winners of this particle accelerator are finally declared by Chen Muwu, Zhao Zhongyao and Cockcroft, according to the thinking of the jury, as the general person in charge of the project, Chen Muwu will definitely occupy a place.

And in order not to make the winners all "inferior" Chinese, not a single Caucasian, the second winner will naturally be Cockcroft.

In this way, Zhao Zhongyao will definitely become the one who accompanies him like Best, which is a situation that Chen Muwu does not want to see.

With Rutherford at the helm, the Cavendish Laboratory went on to win so many Nobel Prizes in physics.

If he is willing to pick peaches, no matter which achievement he signs on, with his fame and status, it will not be a problem to win another Nobel Prize that can prove his identity as a physicist.

But Rutherford never did this, probably because he was afraid that he would seize the opportunity for students to use the Nobel Prize as a springboard to success.

Chen Muwu didn't want to explain these twists and turns behind the Nobel Prize selection to Cockcroft, so he chose to simply mention the matter:

"Before the summer vacation, Mr. Chadwick and I had already discussed the issue of Nobel Prize nominations at the University of Cambridge this year, and we both agreed to nominate you and Zhao Zhongyao, and we will take various means to promote you and help you win the prize.

"The seeds that I have worked so hard to plant, and I have watered and fertilized them along the way to catch insects, and watched them blossom and bear fruit and grow. Now it's finally time to harvest. ”

In the second half of the journey from London to Cambridge, Cockcroft, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was absent-minded all the way.

He didn't expect to hear the news that surprised him as soon as he got off the ship, and began to look forward to what his future life would be like after winning the Nobel Prize in Physics.

In the era when there was no car navigation, Chen Muwu could only rely on the road signs erected on the side of the road, drove more than 50 miles without danger, and returned to Cambridge University after a few days of absence.

He dropped off Cockcroft, who had just returned from the United States, outside the gates of St. John's College, and then crossed the River Cam from a bridge on the outskirts of Cambridgeshire that could pass through cars.

Chen Muwu moved the luggage and some food he brought from home into his room at Trinity College.

After going and returning, he got into the cab again, drove the Austin station wagon, which was still in the run-in period, to the door of Capitsa's new home, which had just moved to a new house.

Tick –

Di Di –

He pinched the airbag a few times, causing the brass horn to screech several times.

Shortly after the sound was heard, a window in Kapitsa's house suddenly opened, revealing an angry human face.

The Russian was just about to explode and curse at the nasty man who was making noise outside his window when he saw his good friend standing by the cab smiling and waving at him.

Kapitsa swallowed the exploding Russian, English, French, and even Chinese curse words, and without saying hello, put on his suit jacket and shoes, and hurried out the door.

"Chen, why did you come back from London so early and not stay at home for a few more days?"

As a car lover, his eyes were quickly attracted by the brand-new Austin car, and his hand unconsciously touched the surface of the cucumber with car wax, chattering endlessly:

Is this your new car? Not bad! How much did it cost? ”

"It didn't cost much, I just heard that this is the best-selling car in the UK this year, and there is still plenty of space in the car. How about it, would you like to go in and take it for a test drive? ”

Chen Muwu smiled and handed over the key in his hand, and Kapitsa snatched it and rushed into the cab.

"Of course! Chen, get in the car! ”

Chen Muwu, who was sitting in the co-pilot's seat, tightly grabbed the handle beside him, predicting what Kapitsa might do next.

"Your car is so good, can I do a few laps in school?"

Kapitsa did raise the question.

Chen Muwu didn't feel sorry for the car at all, and nodded in agreement: "No problem, but!"

"I want to remind you that this car is my wedding gift for you. Whether you drive it or not, from the moment the car keys are handed over to you, this car has nothing to do with me.

"Happy newlywed, Peter!"

(End of chapter)