There was something Carlson didn't know.
Which was that, while he was on his way to Harvard University, the news had already spread across the world.
Harvard, one of the world's top universities, was no exception.
The discussions began on the MathOverflow forum, which spread to major college circles and Facebook math communities.
Most people were about to fall asleep, but they were woken up by a notification or a phone call. They instantly went on their computers.
Grand Unified Theory!
The holy grail that has stood for thousands of years!
This paper is going to be recorded in history!
In fact, it wasn't just Harvard University.
Everyone from Princeton in New Jersey to Berkeley in California to the University of Bonn and Oxford on the other side of the Atlantic…
Professor Lu's 40-page paper on Grand Unified Theory set off a chain reaction.