The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 912 Opportunity
The moment Liu Tao finished speaking.

The audience stood up from their seats.

Thunderous applause suddenly filled the auditorium and lasted for a long time. The applause surged towards Liu Tao like a tide.

This represents their recognition of Liu Tao's report.

Especially those who had some doubts before got their answers on the spot, and they were even more excited at this time.

The honor of proving Fermat's conjecture belongs to Liu Tao.

However, based on Liu Tao's results in proving Fermat's conjecture, they can derive hundreds or even thousands of papers.

Moreover, they can go to schools to give lectures, explaining how Liu Tao proved Fermat's conjecture, which can bring them considerable remuneration every year.

Mathematicians have high status, but they don't make much money.

But mathematicians also need to eat and live, and no one will complain about making more money.

In a sense, Liu Tao is the breadwinner of many mathematicians.

After listening to the lecture, many mathematicians admired Liu Tao's achievements in mathematics.

They all know that Liu Tao is not a mathematician. He is best known for his achievements in physics and chemistry, followed by computer science.

As for mathematics, it can only be ranked last.

But even so, Liu Tao achieved such important results.

Yang Zhenning clapped with a smile on his face. He was a physicist with a very good foundation in mathematics. One of the important reasons why he was able to produce so many physical results was that he had very strong mathematical ability.

He persuaded Liu Tao to hold this lecture in order to further enhance the influence of the mathematics major at Southwest Associated University.

Although Southwest Associated University's mathematics major has always been ranked first in the country, far ahead of famous universities such as Peking University and Fudan University, it can only be ranked outside the top ten in the world.

In addition to the fact that Southwest Associated University was rebuilt late and lacked a solid foundation, a very important reason was the lack of sufficiently influential mathematicians.

Currently, the most famous mathematician in the School of Mathematics of Southwest Associated University is the current dean of the school, Qiu Chengtong. Qiu Chengtong studied under Shiing-Shen Chern and has served as a professor of mathematics at Stanford University, Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, and University of California, San Diego. He won the Fields Medal in 1982 and became a professor at Harvard University in 1987.

Yang Zhenning spent a lot of effort to invite Qiu Chengtong to serve as the dean of the School of Mathematics at Southwest Associated University.

As for other mathematicians, although there are a few who have reached world-class levels, none of them can be called a master.

But Liu Tao is different. Having proved Fermat's conjecture, even if he does not achieve any other mathematical achievements later, he is definitely one of the world's top mathematicians.

Speaking of which, Yang Zhenning was also quite emotional. Many fields of Southwest Associated University were able to reach world-class levels because of Liu Tao.

Now, the status and influence of the mathematics major at Southwest Associated University still depend on Liu Tao. And Liu Tao's strong support for Southwest Associated University has never changed.

This year, Panshan Group has allocated up to RMB 50 billion in operating funds to Southwest Associated University. This is the first time that the operating funds of a Chinese university have exceeded RMB 50 billion.

In addition, Liu Ziyu and Chen Nien-chen each donated 10 billion yuan to Southwest Associated University, bringing the university's operating expenses this year to more than 70 billion yuan.

It is easier to get things done if you have more money.

Only then will scientific researchers have enough funds to carry out scientific research.

Only then can the school provide scholars with better welfare and treatment, and have sufficient funds to invite world-renowned scholars to join or give lectures.

You have to know that when scholars give lectures at universities, it is not free, they need to be paid.

Just like Yang Zhenning, when he was in the United States, the money he earned from lectures each year was much more than his salary, bonuses, and royalties combined.

With sufficient funds, scholars from the school can attend important international academic conferences, participate in international exchanges, and expand their own reputation. Students can also participate and broaden their horizons.

In addition, the school has its own talented people, so it can attract world-renowned scholars to come to the school.

Before this, Southwest Associated University held several world-famous conferences that attracted worldwide attention.

One is the International Physics Conference, which is held by Yang Zhenning using his influence in December every year. Every year, it attracts famous physicists from all over the world to attend the conference for academic exchanges, and the conference lasts for a week.

One is the International Chemistry Conference, which is held by leveraging the influence of Liu Tao and others. It is held in June every year and attracts scholars from chemistry-related fields from all over the world to conduct academic exchanges. Some scholars’ research projects may even be sponsored or their results may receive investment. The conference also lasts for a week.

One is the World Computer Conference, which is a conference held by Panshan Group, which is the world's leading supercomputer center and the world's largest supercomputing center. It is also the world's top university in computer science. This conference is very attractive to scholars and engineers in the computer field from all over the world. At this conference, everyone can communicate, express their thoughts and inspire inspiration. This conference is held on July 7 every year.

One is the World Internet Conference, which is the location of one of the root servers and the National Internet Center. It is also the earliest university to offer Internet-related majors. It ranks first in the world in this field and has a great influence in the world. It attracts a large number of scholars and entrepreneurs in the Internet field every year, and also attracts major venture capital institutions from all over the world. Perhaps only one idea can attract millions of dollars in angel investment. The conference is fixed on November 11 every year.

One is the International Machinery Conference, which is mainly aimed at the conference in the field of machinery. As an ancient profession with hundreds or even thousands of years of history, the machinery-related profession is still full of vitality and future. This conference will involve the frontier areas of the machinery field, the latest achievements, and explore the future development direction of the machinery field. The conference is fixed to start on June 6th every year and lasts for a week.

In addition, Southwest Associated University held a dozen or so conferences, all of which were quite influential, but were limited to the national or Chinese community.

In mathematics, there was a Chinese Mathematician Conference held every two years, which awarded prizes such as the Fields Medal, with gold, silver, and bronze medals, but this conference was limited to Chinese people.

Yang Zhenning and others tried to promote this award from Chinese people to the whole world, making it an important mathematics award, and allowing Chinese mathematics to have better communication and integration with world mathematics, so that Chinese mathematics can develop better.

In ancient times, Chinese mathematics had many achievements worthy of praise, but later on, Western mathematics completely surpassed Chinese mathematics.

To this day, Chinese mathematics still lags behind world mathematics, or Western mathematics.

If you fall behind, you should learn.

Only when you know shame can you be brave!
　Happy National Day to everyone
　　
　
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