Early morning.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Professor Stanley stood at the podium, teaching the undergraduates in the classroom as usual.
Ever since losing to Lu Zhou in that "race" over patents for Lithium-Sulfur Battery electrode materials, he had lost ExxonMobil's support and retreated from industry back into academia in disgrace.
Still, perhaps it had been a blessing in disguise.
Thanks to his work on Lithium Batteries, he, Professor John Goodenough, and Professor Akira Yoshino had later received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry together.
With that honor under his belt, his academic career had soared. Not only had ExxonMobil shown interest in repairing its relationship with him, but even more students had begun sitting in on his classes.
Of course, in truth, there had been a considerable element of luck in their receiving that award.
Had Lithium Battery applications not become increasingly widespread in recent years, even becoming a cornerstone of the new electrical era, the Nobel Prize committee might not have considered their work so soon.
For that very reason, had Lu Zhou not already received a Nobel Prize in Chemistry of his own, many believed he would have been more qualified to receive that honor for his research on Lithium Batteries.
Many years had passed since that incident. After all that had happened, Professor Stanley's view of Lu Zhou had already undergone a complete transformation.
Science changed the world. Mathematics changed science.
He admitted that his research philosophy had been influenced, to some extent, by that man.
Perhaps, just as his friends had said, Lu Zhou's terrifying computational ability had left too deep an impression on him back then. Over the years, he had devoted himself to Computational Materials Science, hoping to use it as a breakthrough for himself and as a way to break through