Einstein is not in Berlin now. He, his wife and two stepdaughters have just moved into the Capus hut in the countryside of Potsdam.
The reason is this: Einstein turned 50 last year. The Berlin government promised to build a villa as a business gift to Einstein, but relevant departments argued over the cost of the villa, and in the end the plan had to be scrapped.
When Einstein was angry, he simply bought a piece of land in Capos with his own money and commissioned the architect Conrad to build a summer cabin.
"Well, it's very nice here," Einstein looked at the newly repaired wooden villa and said to Conrad, "I am very satisfied with your work."
Conrad was just a young architect. He was very respectful when facing big scientists. He smiled and said: "This is my honor, Mr. Einstein."
His wife Elsa walked out of the house and said with her hands in frustration: "It's a pity that it's too cold here. Even the stove can freeze people to death. It can only be used as a place to escape the summer heat. It's best not to live here in winter."
Einstein said: "This place is too far from Berlin. Of course, it is impossible to stay here for a long time. Let's go back in two days."
In this way, Zhou Hexuan's lectures at the University of Berlin ended, and Einstein returned to Berlin with his wife and daughter. His lifelong personal secretary Helen Ducasse came over with five letters and said: "Sir, these are the
letters."
Einstein first opened the letter from the Queen of Belgium, then read the letters from several other scientist friends, and finally opened the letter from the Chinese Embassy in Germany.
After reading the letter, Einstein asked: "Does this Zhou Hexuan have any special origins?"
Helen, the female secretary, replied: "Mr. Zhou Hexuan is a famous historian and writer in China. He accurately predicted the stock market crash and economic crisis in the United States. His novel just won the French Goncourt Literary Prize. He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize last year.
Literary Award. I personally think it is worth seeing."
"Then you help me arrange it." Einstein didn't pay much attention, took out a blank letter paper and wrote a reply to the Queen of Belgium.
In fact, over the past ten years or so since Einstein became famous, people have often wanted to visit him. However, Einstein is still very picky. Throughout last year, he only met with the Queen of Belgium and the French mathematician Adama.
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The most interesting thing was the exchange with Adama, a great physicist and a great mathematician meeting, and the topic they talked about was "war and peace."
Three days later, Einstein met Zhou Hexuan who came to visit him at his residence in Berlin.
"Hello, Mr. Einstein."
"Hello, Mr. Zhou."
The two shook hands and greeted each other, then sat down and looked at each other curiously.
Einstein's stepdaughter Margot brought two cups of coffee and said to Zhou Hexuan with a smile: "Please use it slowly."
As for the female secretary, Ellen, she was sitting next to him, preparing to briefly record the conversation between the two.
Zhou Hexuan couldn't help but look at Margot twice. It wasn't that he was interested in Einstein's stepdaughter, but he was thinking of the gossip spread by later generations.
Rumor has it that after Einstein got divorced, he was confused about whether he should marry his cousin or his daughter. His cousin suggested that he marry his daughter, but Einstein felt that the influence was not good, so he finally married his cousin.
And lives with two stepdaughters.
Einstein also had a long-term mistress in Berlin at this time. That mistress was the best friend of his stepdaughter Margot, and his private life seemed very messy.
Zhou Hexuan withdrew his gaze and said to Einstein: "It's an honor to communicate with you face to face."
Einstein smiled and said: "You Chinese scholars seem to be so young."
Zhou Hexuan interpreted this sentence as contempt and immediately replied: "You were very young when you created the 'Miracle Year'."
"Haha, you are right. Being young is not a sin, but a kind of capital." Einstein heard Zhou Hexuan's dissatisfaction and changed his attitude. "Sorry, maybe I worded it wrong just now. I went to Shanghai a few years ago.
At that time, I met several Chinese scholars, all of whom were very young. I still remember a young man named Zhang Junmai, who discussed socialism with me."
Not only Zhang Junmai, but also Zhang Jiluan, another friend of Zhou Hexuan, was also the one who accompanied and received Einstein.
Zhou Hexuan asked: "What is your impression of China?"
Einstein thought for a while and said: "It's very complicated."
"Complicated?" Zhou Hexuan said.
Einstein recalled: "At that time, I walked into a certain street in Shanghai (Nanjing Road), and the street was full of enthusiastic young students. Their faces were full of enthusiasm, and they even lifted me up with both hands. This was what I saw in other places.
The country has never been treated like this. They obviously respect and love science, and I became the embodiment of science at that moment. From this point of view, China is a country with great potential and hope."
Zhou Hexuan asked: "What else?"
Einstein continued: "I like Chinese art. I listened to traditional oriental opera (Kun Opera) in Shanghai. Although I didn't know what the actors were singing, I felt very enjoyable. There was also a Chinese painter named Wang Zhen who invited me
I went to his home as a guest and gave me a Chinese painting. Whether it was art or science, China left a very good impression on me. What made me feel bad was the living conditions of the Chinese. Europeans and Chinese in Shanghai,
There is an obvious difference in social status. The Europeans have formed a ruling class, while the Chinese are their slaves. When I tipped a Chinese waiter, maybe I gave too much, he was so excited that he knelt down on the spot for me.
Kowtow. Do you know? At that moment, I felt like I had returned to the Middle Ages. The deep impression that the Chinese left on me was that they were a tortured, dull, and uncivilized nation that had nothing to do with this country’s great civilized past.
.They are simple laborers, struggling to survive in labor, and they appear so ignorant and tenacious."
As a traveler in the 21st century, Zhou Hexuan was very touched by this, because this was also the feeling he had when he first traveled through time. He said bitterly: "The Chinese people are fighting. Although the victory of the Northern Expedition in the past two years did not have much impact on Chinese society,
There are changes, but overall it is developing in a good direction.”
Einstein said: "So I can particularly understand your revolution. China is awakening from revolution after revolution."
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "I heard that you are a loyal supporter of the Soviet Union?"
"Yes, the Soviet Union was a magical and great political system, and Lenin was also the greatest revolutionary." Einstein was really a big fan of Lenin.
Zhou Hexuan asked: "Then what do you think about Lenin's Middle East route, which promised to return China's territory and privileges in difficult times, but then turned back and refused to return China's territory and privileges after resolving domestic conflicts?"
"Is there such a thing?" Einstein was stunned.
"Of course there is," Zhou Hexuan said in detail. "In 1919 and 1920, when the Soviet Union was experiencing internal and external troubles, Lenin hoped to be recognized by the Chinese government and repeatedly promised to return China's Middle East Road. But only a year later, Lenin took control of the Soviet Union's
In the overall situation, he deliberately avoided previous diplomatic statements. To this day, the Soviet Union still has special privileges in Northeast China. In the past few months, when the Chinese wanted to take back these privileges, the Soviet Union mobilized tens of thousands of troops and brazenly invaded China across the border.
"
Einstein did not understand this. He had an impression that the Soviet Union was perfect. Zhou Hexuan's words made him confused and disappointed.
After a moment of silence, Einstein said: "I feel very sorry for the inequality that China has encountered, and I also hope that no more war will break out on the earth."
As an anti-war activist, Einstein never imagined that his greatest contribution to world peace would be the development of the atomic bomb.
"Let's change the topic, otherwise it will seem too heavy," Zhou Hexuan said with a smile, "I heard that you are launching a debate with the Copenhagen School?"
Einstein was surprised and said: "You also study physics?"
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "I'm just a layman, I'm just very interested. I wrote a science fiction novel some time ago and it will be published in the United States soon. Are you really opposed to quantum theory?"
"There is no objection, but quantum theory lacks completeness and reality. Until the puzzle cannot be solved, quantum theory can only be used as a temporary solution, but scientists from the Copenhagen School want to regard the temporary solution as scientific truth. This is
"I absolutely cannot accept it," Einstein laughed. "Scientific theories should be accurate and complete. Can you accept that the universe is the result of God's dice?"
Zhou Hexuan suddenly remembered the famous "cat" and said, "Mr. Einstein, can you do such an experiment? Put a radiation source, a detector that records radiation particles, a bottle of poison and a live cat into a
into a closed box. The detector is turned on long enough for an atom in the radiating material to decay with a 50% chance, and the detector will record the particle. If the detector does record this
time, then the bottle containing the poison will be smashed and the cat will be poisoned to death; otherwise, the cat will live. We cannot know the results of the experiment before we open the box and observe it. The possibility of radiation occurring is half right
Half, it both decays and does not decay, the poison bottle is both broken and unbreakable. What is even more bizarre is the cat, which is both dead and alive. From the perspective of us outside the box
, what state should this cat be in?"
Einstein didn't take Zhou Hexuan's words seriously at first, but when he heard it halfway, his brows suddenly wrinkled and his expression became very interesting.
"Mr. Zhou, please wait a moment and let me think for a moment." Einstein closed his eyes.
"No problem." Zhou Hexuan smiled.
Einstein thought for more than ten minutes, then suddenly opened his eyes and asked the female secretary to bring a pen and paper, and wrote "radiation particle amplitude", "1/√2", "iΨ>=1/√2{" in a small notebook.
i die＞＋ilive＞}" and other words.
Then came a series of symbols and numbers. Zhou Hexuan was dizzy and didn't know what Einstein was doing.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, Einstein threw away his pen and said with a smile: "Haha, Mr. Zhou, thank you very much for the reminder. Your experiment on cats is the most powerful evidence against the Copenhagen School!"
