When I am reborn, I just want to be a top student

Academician refers to a scientist, scholar or engineering and technical expert who has made outstanding achievements in a certain field and made outstanding contributions to that field.

They are the highest academic honors and are recognized as authorities in their field.

In the past, they were actually called academicians, that is, senior experts in a certain field. The earliest academicians in China were produced in March 1948, namely academicians of the Academy of Sciences. After layers of selection, 3 people were elected as the first academicians of China.

Academician symposiums have been held many times, but such a situation has never happened before.

Although there were few debates among the academicians at the symposium, some did occur.

But it is rare to see someone like Wang Donglai, who directly and mercilessly questions others.

Before Wang Donglai, the youngest person to be elected as an academician was Academician Luke, who was born in 1965 and was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences at the age of 38.

However, more academicians are elected as academicians when they are in their fifties or sixties.

At this age, I am no longer young, so I will not be so impulsive and reckless when doing things.

Therefore, even if there are many conflicts between the two sides, there are rarely fierce confrontations and attacks.

But this session is different.

Wang Donglai was elected as an academician when he was only 21 years old.

young!

This means that the energy is strong!

After a brief shock, everyone in the venue realized that Wang Donglai was just a 21-year-old young man.

It is completely understandable to do such a thing.

Not to mention what everyone was thinking at the moment, Academician Wang Yifang was already extremely angry when he was questioned by the young man Wang Donglai.

In terms of age, his son is older than Wang Donglai.

In terms of academic status, his achievements in high-energy physics have made him the director of the Institute of High Energy Physics in China. He has also won the Panofsky Award in Experimental Particle Physics and the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, becoming the first Chinese scientist to win these awards.

After so many years of fame, his reputation is much greater than Wang Donglai's, both internationally and domestically.

As a result, Wang Donglai actually did not give himself any face at all in such an occasion.

Although he was extremely angry, Academician Wang Yifang did not lose his mind.

"Academician Wang Donglai, I think I need to give an answer to the question you just asked."

"360 billion construction costs, this is my estimated funding. If you have any questions, I can send you a detailed budget report later."

"But here, I can also explain it briefly."

"Building a large collider requires a huge site, which costs a huge amount of money abroad. But in my country, I think this can be saved. The local government can provide funding, or support policies can be used to obtain the required construction site, which can save a huge amount of money."

"In addition, our country has a rich demographic dividend and great advantages in infrastructure, which can also save a lot of costs in engineering construction."

"I believe that with the strength of the country, we can definitely achieve this."

"If all scientific research is calculated in economic terms like Academician Wang Donglai, then I think many research projects can be stopped, because they may not create much value and profit. But this is just an economic calculation."

"But one thing is overlooked. Many technological breakthroughs often do not produce any results in the early stages, but their true value will be discovered in the later stages."

"If we fall too far behind in high-energy physics, I think that would definitely not be a good thing!"

Although Academician Wang Yifang was extremely angry, he said these words calmly.

However, Wang Donglai was not convinced by Wang Yifang's words.

"Academician Wang Yifang, we need to import basic parts to build the Large Hadron Collider. How can we guarantee that the Bald Eagle will not restrict us in this regard when we have paid a huge price and are about to reach a critical moment?"

"In addition, our talent pool in high-energy physics is not sufficient to support our research in this area. It is undeniable that Academician Wang Yifang is indeed an expert in this area, but apart from Academician Yifang, the talent pool below us has not been formed at all."

"If there are not enough talents, we will have to cooperate and invite scientists from all over the world to study together if we want to produce results. If that time comes, we will spend so much money to complete the construction, but researchers cannot occupy the main position. This is undoubtedly unfair."

"Academician Wang Yifang, there is more than one way to study high-energy physics. I hope you can combine the actual situation and choose a method that is more suitable for China."

Wang Donglai just thought about it casually and came up with several existing problems.

"I don't agree with what Academician Donglai said. The Large Hadron Collider project is an important area related to the future and has great significance. In my opinion, it is no less important than the development of nuclear weapons back then."

"Our country has long lagged behind the world's advanced level in many areas. If we want to change this, we must make trade-offs!"

"Maybe Academician Donglai is still young and doesn't know much about what happened back then, so he has such thoughts. I don't find it strange, but I hope Academician Donglai can adjust his ideas in time. After all, you are no longer a professor, but an academician of China."

"Your status is different now, so you need to speak and act differently and shoulder greater responsibilities. I hope Academician Donglai can make the transition in time."

Wang Yifang was not moved at all and still insisted on his own idea.

Hearing what Wang Yifang said, Wang Donglai became a little impatient.

"In the 1980s, the national economy was underdeveloped and defense spending was almost stagnant. Even units like Chengfei had to rely on external work to survive, but they still gritted their teeth and built the Beijing collider. There is no doubt that this is a manifestation of the country's strong support."

"As for the achievements, of course there are some. I am not an expert in this field so I will not comment too much. However, during the same period, Sakura Country, which was founded on science and technology, began to invest heavily in research and development. However, it was not concentrated on the collider or a single important field, but was scattered across different projects in different fields such as biology, chemistry, and medicine."

"I think everyone has witnessed the development of Sakura Country over the years. Although there have been many cases of academic fraud, the good outweighs the bad, and the gains are still quite huge."

"Investing a large amount of money in one field will undoubtedly squeeze out research funding in other fields. It is a behavior of putting all your eggs in one basket, which I think is not advisable."

Wang Donglai originally wanted to say it more obviously, but after looking at the environment, he gave up the idea.

After all, this is a symposium for new academicians, and leaders are present, so it is not appropriate to do so.

At this time, before Academician Wang Yifang could speak, Yang Yan noticed the leader's expression and immediately stood up.

"Okay, let's put the matter of the Large Hadron Collider aside for now. Afterwards, both academicians can write a report to explain their respective ideas." After hearing Yang Yan's words, Academician Wang Yifang looked deeply at Wang Donglai and then looked away.

Wang Donglai smiled indifferently. This project had not been completed before he was reborn, which showed the attitude of the higher-ups.

So, he doesn't have to worry about anything.

It seems that because of the tit-for-tat between Wang Yifang and Wang Donglai, the leaders are worried that such a thing will happen again.

Therefore, the following discussion did not last too long.

Wait until the symposium is over and everyone leaves.

Academician Wang Yifang took the initiative to walk up to Wang Donglai and said, "Academician Donglai, I don't know why you are so opposed to my proposal, but I wonder if there is any misunderstanding here."

"The importance of the Large Hadron Collider project is unquestionable. Academician Donglai may not know much about the field of high-energy physics. He only sees the huge cost but does not know the benefits it will bring."

"Once it is completed, we will truly have a say in the field of high-energy physics. When we achieve results, we can say without hesitation that we are at the forefront of the world..."

Seeing that Academician Wang Yifang was about to speak, Wang Donglai quickly interrupted and said, "Academician Wang Yifang, I understand that what you said is true. The completion of the Large Collider project will indeed play a relatively important role in the development of the domestic high-energy physics field."

"But there are also problems here. The basic parts are controlled by others, the talent team is not well-developed, there is a lack of talent, and the funding gap is too large. Even if local governments are asked to bear the cost of land and other costs, 360 billion yuan may not be enough, and investment will inevitably increase."

"The domestic economic development speed seems to be good, but the level of economic development in our country is very uneven. It is not a good choice to invest a large amount of funds in high-energy physics."

"In the 4s, we spent million yuan to buy an obsolete electron-positron collider in Europe and the United States, which caused an overdraft of scientific research funds. Many research institutes and even professors and academicians could not pay their salaries. This lesson is enough once."

"Academician Wang Yifang, I understand that as an academician in the field of high-energy physics, you certainly hope to develop a large collider based on your own standpoint, but I hope that you can not only stand from the perspective of high-energy physics. China is not yet a developed country, and every penny must be used to the greatest value."

After saying this, Wang Donglai turned around and left without paying any attention to Wang Yifang's extremely ugly expression.

Wang Donglai had not walked far when Academician Deng Gang came over.

“Academician Wang, you are this!”

Deng Gang gave a thumbs up and looked at Wang Dong with admiration.

"My goodness, a large collider requires a 1800-kilometer ring, which requires at least square kilometers of land, which is equivalent to half the size of Shanghai. If it is built in a core area like Beijing, the land cost will be skyrocketing."

"I heard that after receiving the award, Academician Wang Yifang has been trying to convince the higher authorities to build a large collider project, and the equipment budget has also increased from US$360 billion at the beginning to US$ billion, and finally to US$ billion today."

"Luckily you're here, otherwise I really don't know how today would have turned out."

"If the leader is really tempted, it will be over!"

"Don't worry. Not many people will agree. In the 1980s, when the research funds were taken up by the Beijing collider, those professors and academicians who had to set up stalls on the street without food are still around. They will definitely not agree to let this happen again."

Deng Gang is older, so he has a clear understanding of some things in the academic world.

Through their previous contacts, Deng Gang and Wang Donglai had a very pleasant chat, so at this time he took the initiative to come up and comfort Wang Donglai.

"Building a large collider has both advantages and disadvantages. From the current perspective, the disadvantages definitely outweigh the advantages. The reason why I stand up is that I don't want to see the country's scientific research funds wasted in vain and affect the progress of domestic scientific research."

"If the timing is right, it would be possible to conduct large collider experiments. High-energy physics research is also very important. It's just that now is not a good time."

"As for me, it doesn't really matter. After all, I'm just a mathematician, and the biggest expense in mathematics is buying paper and pens."

Wang Donglai did not completely deny Academician Wang Yifang.

When it comes to proposing the large collider project, Wang Donglai couldn't tell whether Academician Wang Yifang was more public-spirited or selfish.

"Haha, Academician Wang, you are too polite. I think your attainments in aerodynamics are quite high. I guess no one would have thought of it."

Deng Gang said with a laugh.

"Academician Deng, are you free tonight? Why don't we find a place to have a good chat? I'm quite interested in aerospace technology, so I'd like to ask you for advice."

Wang Donglai took the initiative to speak and invite him.

Deng Gang nodded without hesitation and accepted Wang Donglai's invitation.

Although the previous communication was brief, Deng Gang gained a lot. However, the communication time was too short and he felt a little unsatisfied.

He had originally been thinking about making an appointment with Wang Donglai to have another chat after the symposium.

As a result, Wang Donglai took the initiative to invite Deng Gang, and naturally he would not refuse, so he agreed immediately.

on the other hand.

There are more than sixty people elected as academicians this time. With so many people, it is naturally impossible to keep the secret.

Therefore, within half an hour after the symposium ended, everyone in the domestic academic community who should know about this matter knew about it.

Wang Yifang, director of the Institute of High Energy Physics, and the country's youngest academician had a heated argument in front of their leaders over the Large Hadron Collider.

In addition, the construction cost of the Large Hadron Collider is 360 billion.

When this information was added together, it immediately attracted the attention of most domestic scholars.

As time went by, the news spread more and more widely.

Soon, things took a new turn.

A new book is suddenly published and promoted everywhere.

The title of the book is "From the Great Wall to the Giant Collider!"

The author of this book is... (End of this chapter)