Very few people in the world had ever won two Nobel Prizes.
Doing so meant earning recognition from the vast majority of scholars in at least two major fields of science.
After the start of the twenty-first century, disciplines and their subfields had become more numerous than the hairs on many scholars' heads, and every branch had its own "world-class problems." Such a feat had become almost impossible.
Never mind getting the vast majority of scholars in two fields to acknowledge one's research-even the people waiting in line to receive their prizes were already in their nineties...
The Jinling Institute for Advanced Study.
Standing outside the director's office, Director Carson looked somewhat apprehensive. The staff member beside him thought he had failed to make himself clear, so he slowed down and repeated his explanation in English.
"This is Academician Lu's office."
"I know. Thank you."
A flicker of irritation flashed through his eyes, then vanished. Director Carson closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and grasped the cold door handle.
Creak-
The door opened.
Looking at the man seated behind the desk, he forced a brilliant smile onto his face and strode briskly into the office.
"Congratulations! I heard you've won another Nobel Prize! Physics this time?"
"Yes," Lu Zhou said.
"Remarkable! The last person to win Nobel Prizes in two different fields as the sole recipient was Madame Curie, and that was a century ago."
Director Carson had evidently overlooked Linus Pauling's Nobel Peace Prize when he said this. Then again, there really was no need to bring up something like the Nobel Peace Prize.
Hearing this obvious flattery, Lu Zhou smiled and nodded lightly.
"Thank you."
Director Carson had set aside an entire day during his visit to China to come here from Shangjing. Clearly, he had not