Chapter 1066 Explosive Award, No, Emperor Award is Here (Third Update, Please Subscribe)
Some people submit their papers to Nature magazine, while others wait for the latest issue of Nature magazine to arrive.
Nature magazine is the oldest weekly scientific magazine in the Ming Dynasty, widely followed by the scientific community, and has a considerable international influence. It was founded in Nanhua in 1865 and has since become the most authoritative scientific magazine in the Ming Dynasty. Of course, it is also an academic magazine that is popular among scholars.
As usual, the latest issue of Nature was sent to the palace after it was published.
Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang understood the scientific and technological level of the Ming Dynasty by reading this kind of comprehensive scientific magazine.
As a "puller", Emperor Zhu himself also published several papers in the journal Nature. Those papers were all theoretical. What was their purpose? It was nothing more than to guide and inspire Ming scholars to study certain fields.
In fact, although he was an engineering student, Emperor Zhu was not good at many fields. Even if he stood on the shoulders of giants, he would not become a real big shot, and he only had a superficial understanding of many aspects of knowledge.
But it was these "extras" that enabled the Ming Dynasty's technological level to achieve an overall leap forward. Of course, what was the more important reason?
It was the physical goods and various books in the mall, especially the technical books, that were the real capital for the rise of the Ming Dynasty, and among them was Nature magazine.
However, over the past decade or so, there has always been a certain difference in the content of the "Nature" magazine in the mall and the "Nature" magazine outside. In fact, the same is true for other books.
Why is this happening?
This is the inevitable development, because Emperor Zhu is always introducing the technology and physical goods in the mall to the outside world. As the technology here develops, the future products in the mall also change, and the content of those technical books, of course... also changes.
The introduction of new technologies has further promoted the development of real technology. In the past twenty years, the technology between the mall and the outside world has promoted and influenced each other.
What is the overall technological level of the Ming Dynasty now?
Even Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, who stood on the shoulders of giants, could not explain this clearly.
Why can’t you explain it clearly?
Because this is a confusing account.
Take ship technology for example. The overall level is roughly that of 1900, but many related sub-technologies remain at the level of the 1880s.
However, the airship technology has reached the level of 1910+, but the airship is not made of duralumin, that is, there is no Zeppelin, the so-called rigid airship is made of wood. What is the level of this?
Then there is the machine tool technology. Although as early as 1866, Nanhua's General Machine Tool Company copied the Spencer machine tool based on the real object, that is, the single-axis automatic lathe and the three-axis automatic lathe, and first copied a variety of milling machines, planing machines, and grinders. However, its technical level is probably the level of 1900+.
Take the automobile industry as an example. The development of manufacturing tools has also promoted the change of manufacturing methods themselves, from producing one car in 12 hours to producing one car in 1 hour. The first standardized car of Shengde in the tenth year, the Chollima Ten-year Sedan, rolled off the assembly line. This was roughly the technological level of 1908.
But what about automotive technology?
The technical level of the Chollima Decade sedan was about the same as that of the Ford Model A in the 1920s. However, the technical level of the specially built BMW 700 reached the level of the mid-to-late 1930s.
As for the confidential aircraft technology, it is about the same as... around 1910.
Why did the Ming Dynasty's scientific and technological levels show such uneven development?
To put it bluntly, this is also directly related to the level of Emperor Zhu. The early products in the mall were only slightly ahead of the world by a few years, but Emperor Zhu directly replaced some products through his own efforts, which in turn led to the renewal of mall products.
Then what?
They influenced and interacted with each other, directly promoting the advancement of technology. It also directly led to the current scientific and technological level of the Ming Empire, some of which remained at the same level as the same period in the 19th century, while others were already ahead of the world by nearly half a century.
It is not only the Ming Dynasty that has been profoundly changed, but the whole world has also been affected. The diffusion of technology is always inevitable. After all, the reason why Emperor Zhu launched those products was to make money by exporting them. After all, the purpose of running a factory is to make money.
Influenced by advanced technology, European and American technology is also developing, and their development has also promoted the improvement of the mall's technological level.
It can be said that Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang single-handedly promoted the world's technological iteration.
However, this kind of world technology iteration has a shortcoming - weak theoretical foundation. The early industry of Nanhua started with imitation, and there were not enough scientific researchers at that time, which directly led to the fact that many theoretical knowledge ahead of the times in the mall could not be absorbed and studied.
This situation did not change until twelve years ago, when Emperor Zhu established the "Imperial Central Laboratory" and provided the laboratory with a large amount of theoretical guidance, including papers, which truly promoted the progress of basic research.
Although to the outside world the "Imperial Central Laboratory" is an "invention center", only Emperor Zhu the Great knows that compared to practical inventions, it often plays the role of a "research center for advanced scientific theories."
What is the current level there?
This requires Emperor Zhu to compare two Nature journals of the same period. With just a little comparison, we can grasp the overall scientific level of the Ming Dynasty.
Just like now, when Emperor Zhu placed two magazines with different covers but the same year and month on his desk, what did he see?
"hertz!"
Almost instinctively, the name of Yiwen on the magazine cover made Emperor Zhu think of this name.
"On the Phenomena of Induction Caused by Electrical Processes in Insulators" ... How so?
Emperor Zhu hurriedly opened the article, which was a paper that proved the existence of "electromagnetic waves" through experiments.
Who proposed the concept of electromagnetic waves?
It was James Clerk Maxwell, one of the scholars recruited by Emperor Zhu Di in Europe. The two had a conversation on the airship. Although Maxwell pioneered electromagnetism in the Ming Dynasty, he failed to prove the existence of electromagnetic waves until he died of illness four years ago.
Although the Ming Dynasty already had a radio station and had achieved intercontinental wireless telegraph communications long ago... electromagnetic waves were still "unconfirmed."
Isn't it amazing that this is a device without any theoretical basis.
But what about now?
Electromagnetic waves have been confirmed!
It was confirmed by a scholar from the Ming Dynasty!
Under the light of the desk lamp, he carefully read the paper. After a long time, Emperor Zhu put down the paper. His expression was full of shock, and even his lips were trembling slightly.
The reason why I am so excited is that the value of this paper is extremely amazing.
After a while, Emperor Zhu leaned back in his chair, nodded happily, picked up the magazine on the table, and said a little excitedly.
"Oh my God, this is definitely a heavyweight discovery that can win the Nobel Prize!"
I have set up a book club: 335260551. Everyone is welcome to join and discuss and deduce the plot together.
(End of this chapter)
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