The virtue of prosperity is temperance; the virtue of adversity is fortitude, which is a superior virtue.
——Francis Bacon
George Ohm stood backstage at the Gottingen University Conference Hall, filled with complex emotions.
Through the gaps in the dark curtain, he could vaguely see the packed seats of the conference hall.
Due to the presence of the Duke of Sussex, President of the Royal Society, at the venue, the Gottingen police, having nothing to do with academia, volunteered to take on the responsibility of maintaining order to ensure the safety of the Royal Family members.
Under the arrangement and command of these German-helmeted police officers, the originally chaotic venue became orderly.