Chapter 543 253 Lift, It Can All Be Lifted (8.2K)

Of course.

Given that we mentioned Alexander Becquerel, we must also mention another person:

Madam Curie.

1903.

To commend the discovery of radium, the Nobel Prize Committee awarded the Nobel Prize to Becquerel and the Curie couple.

Among them, Becquerel ranked first, Pierre Curie—Madam Curie's husband—ranked second, and Madam Curie herself ranked third.

Madam Curie's name was added at Becquerel's strong insistence at the request of her husband Pierre.

However, in reality...

Becquerel's award was largely undeserved, one of the earliest examples of shared credit.

The reason he received the Nobel Prize was quite simple:

He discovered natural radioactivity in 1896 and guided related research.

But actually...

Becquerel considered this phenomenon to be fluorescence and completely ignored it; the Curie couple were the ones who did most of the work in the discovery of radium.

Furthermore, later rumors that Pierre and Becquerel worked closely together were also false.

Pierre always disliked Becquerel, and if it weren't for the Swedish mathematician Robbie Gallagher informing him of the nomination letter, Pierre would have never known who exactly was nominated, even by the time of the award ceremony.

As for what happened later, everyone should have heard about it.

1906.

Pierre Curie was knocked down by a carriage on the road and died instantly.

After a few years of widowhood, Madam Curie got together with her student Lang Zhiwan.

After her husband's death, forming another family is human nature, especially since Madam Curie did not move on immediately; it was more than three years at the shortest.

But, unfortunately, Lang Zhiwan was married at the time, which cast many shadows of controversy on their love story.

November 7, 1911.

Reuters reported that the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for that year would be awarded to Madam Curie.

Then, on November 23,

Lang Zhiwan's wife published Madam Curie's love letters to Lang Zhiwan in the newspaper through her brother.

Since then,

Gaul's newspapers started publishing continuous reports on the "mysterious affair" between Madam Curie and Lang Zhiwan, along with a wide release of her correspondence.

Some Gauls even attacked her residence, smashing her windows with stones.

A group of Gaul scientists who originally supported Madam Curie started to change their stance, joining forces to write letters asking Marie to leave France.

As a result, Madam Curie was ultimately not elected as an academician of the Gaul Academy of Sciences and instead fled to a monastery within Gaul and hid for 14 months before the controversy subsided.

The derogatory term 'Polish whore' surfaced during this time.

Here's an interesting side note.

After splitting with Madam Curie, Lang Zhiwan's wife agreed that Lang Zhiwan could publicly keep a lover other than Madam Curie, as a condition to salvage their failing marriage.

Many years later,

Lang Zhiwan, to support his lover, shamelessly requested Madame Curie to arrange a position for this female student at the institute... (CNKI:SUN:KXSJ.0.2014-07-019)

There are unusual stories every year, especially in the early 20th century.

Alright.

Let's return our gaze back to the original topic.

Strictly speaking, the photovoltaic effect is not directly related to the wave theory, but it plays an indispensable role.

For one, it's a transitional thought process, preventing these bosses from abruptly witnessing phenomena that could cause heart attacks, resulting in tragedies in human scientific history.

Furthermore, it's to.....

Inspire Old Fa.

Don't forget.

The concept of semiconductors was proposed by Old Fa.

Look at how he is now vibrating like Wu Lao Er, if this were a fantasy novel, it would be a sure 'moment of enlightenment,' right?

Several professors then distanced themselves a bit to the electrolysis pool, observing the phenomenon once more.

Stokes even went ahead and touched the platinum electrode, instantly withdrawing his finger. (Not recommended to try, it feels somewhat like a metallic chassis that's leaking electricity, don't ask me how I know, just call it hard-headedness back then)

"Really strange..."

With his somewhat tingly fingers, Stokes furrowed his brows and said:

"Why does shining light on the platinum electrode create a current within the solution?"

"According to Mr. Ampere's theory, does the light cause a closed loop with a voltage potential inside the electrolysis cell?"

Another professor stepped forward and examined the electrolysis cell closely.

This person is Bart Briggs, one of the top five physics experts at the University of Cambridge and hugely renowned in Europe.

After a moment of contemplation, he analyzed:

"Could it be thin surface impurities? For instance, incorporating the heat source effect?"

Old Fa quickly shook his head, dismissing this guess:

"The light from a flashlight should not reach a magnitude that could trigger changes in the thin surface impurities, at most causing temporary dissociation of bromides and iodides to produce electrical effects, but it cannot last long."

Then he glanced at 'obedient.jpg' Xu Yun, grabbing a clean piece of platinum electrode from the table.

With his slender index finger slightly curled, he tapped on it:

"Therefore, it's quite evident that within metal plates like platinum electrodes, a condition must exist that allows for the formation of an internal field....."

Seeing this, Stokes couldn't help but ask:

"Mr. Faraday, have you thought of something?"

A hint of hesitation appeared on Old Fa's face, as if involved in some intellectual struggle, but he finally said:

"Only some vague conjectures...."

"I wonder if it's possible, for example, that the platinum electrode originally contained certain charges, which maintained a relatively balanced closed state, hence not displaying any charged properties."