Chapter 17 Graduation from Oxford University
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Andrew's dissertation topic is "The Impact of the Arrival of the Third Technological Revolution on Economic Development", after searching for information, combined with the impressions of his past life memories, and busy preparation, Andrew submitted the thesis topic and a brief description to his supervisor.
Andrew's dissertation topic is forward-looking, ambitious, and academically significant. Very much to the taste of the tutor of the Department of Economics.
However, the span of this topic is very large, involving too many cutting-edge technology development predictions, and too many uncertainties. For the graduation thesis itself, it is too controversial, which is not conducive to the assessment and clearance of the graduation thesis.
To this end, the supervisor approached Andrew and talked face-to-face about the difficulty and uncertainty of Andrew's dissertation topic. And instructed Andrew, the topic of the graduation thesis can be simplified. If we take the impact of relatively mature achievements in a certain aspect of the third scientific and technological revolution on economic development as the topic, such a graduation thesis topic will be passed with more confidence.
However, the tutor still had a strong interest in Andrew's "The Impact of the Third Scientific and Technological Revolution on Economic Development", and asked Andrew to continue to improve the subject after completing his graduation thesis, and if there were any difficulties, he could do his best to help.
Andrew humbly accepted the sincere persuasion of his mentor and thanked him for his teaching.
Returning from his mentorship, Andrew considered what aspects of the Third Technological Revolution should be used to talk about its impact on economic development.
The third scientific and technological revolution is another major leap in the field of science and technology in the history of human civilization after the revolution in steam technology and electric power technology.
The third scientific and technological revolution was marked by the invention and application of atomic energy, electronic computers, space technology and bioengineering. For Andrew, the invention and application of electronic computers are more familiar. After all, there are a lot of inventions and applications of computers in past life memories, and there are several other items that I don't know much about in my past life memories.
After a simple choice, Andrew chose the topic of the invention of the electronic computer and the impact of automation applications on economic development as the topic of his graduation thesis. After all, the invention and application of electronic computers are relatively more widely known among the people. Moreover, the sensitivity is relatively low.
After determining the direction of his graduation thesis, Andrew began to devote himself to the topic of the invention of electronic computers and the impact of automation applications on economic development.
Find the current invention and application information of electronic computers, consult the latest progress of automatic applications of electronic computers, and consider the depth of writing papers based on memories of past lives. Devoted to it, busy and sometimes forgetting about business and Emma's love career.
Boyfriend Andrew's busy situation during this time, Emma sees it, and sometimes forgets Andrew's actions to manage and Emma's love career. Emma didn't mind, but squeezed out her spare time to help Andrew sort out the information, take care of the diet, and become Andrew's assistant.
Andrew, who is fully devoted, has a different kind of charm, although there are no sweet words, tenderness, and even a little neglect, but Emma is very intoxicated with this quiet, busy atmosphere, and the warmth of a husband and wife.
In two months, Andrew's graduation thesis "The Development and Application of Electronic Computer Technology on the Existing Economy" was basically completed.
For two months, Andrew and Emma got along almost day and night, although they did not do those transgressive men and women, but the relationship between the two was more harmonious and knew each other.
I printed out several copies of the completed graduation thesis "The Development and Application of Computer Technology on the Existing Economy", and handed over one to the supervisor for review. Andrew and Emma carefully packaged the manuscript and treasured it, this manuscript is immersed in Andrew and Emma's hard work, and it is a different kind of love memory.
A week later, Andrew received a notice from his supervisor to come to the supervisor's office to discuss the review of his dissertation. Coming to the supervisor's office, the two discussed the content of Andrew's thesis, and the supervisor also pointed out a few flaws.
After discussing the guidance, the supervisor commented that the content of the paper as a whole has a very good theoretical depth and great academic value, and his supervisor has passed the review, and asked Andrew to revise the flaws and submit it to the Department of Economics for the final unified comprehensive assessment.
In mid-May, Andrew's graduation thesis defense was carried out, and Andrew, who was fully prepared, successfully completed the thesis defense process, and the assessment supervisors gave high academic evaluation.
In addition, this paper will be discussed in the relevant departments of Oxford University, and after a comprehensive review of the content of the paper, it will be recommended for publication in a well-known economic journal.
In recognition of Andrew's academic ability, the Oxford tutors suggested that Andrew would continue his studies at Oxford. In this regard, Andrew had no choice but to refuse, saying that he would actually experience it in the society next, and had no plans to continue his studies for the time being.
After completing the graduation thesis defense, Andrew, who was relaxed, participated in several graduation internships outside of normal classes, and there was nothing to do.
In early July 1975, at the graduation ceremony of the University of Oxford, Andrew received a bachelor's degree in economics and management. After the graduation ceremony, he officially graduated from the University of Oxford. Fulfilled his dream in his previous life and fulfilled his wish to complete his ivory tower career.
Back at home in London, the family is reunited. After dinner, his father Allen convened a family meeting to discuss the current situation and vision of the family, and confirm the personal development direction of the family members.
With Andrew's help, the Smith family now has assets of tens of millions of pounds and a liquidity of about forty million pounds. The family is increasing its social influence and trying to move closer to the upper class, with the goal of becoming a member of the upper class of London.
Father Allen consulted with his three sons about their personal wishes, and the personal direction of the family members was determined:
Big brother Arthur Smith, a lawyer by profession, will go into politics in the future.
The second brother, William Smith, inherited the management of the family estate.
The third elder, Andrew Smith, is self-developed.
Andrew spent a few days in London and learned that Chelsea had been relegated this year, were in a difficult financial situation and that buyover talks with the Smith family would resume. Andrew is still interested in Chelsea Football Club, after all, it is his hometown team. And it's a favorite football team in my previous life.
The difficulty in the takeover negotiations now is the ownership of Chelsea's debt of more than two million pounds. The current Chelsea, in addition to the stadium real estate it owns, the value of the team itself was not worth much pounds at the time, and this year's relegation of the team, the team's value assessment, is even cheaper.
In the early 80s, Chelsea, who were saddled with huge debts, were sold to Ken Bates for £1, but Stamford Bridge was not part of the transfer. Back in 1977, Stamford Bridge ceased to belong to Chelsea FC and fell into the hands of property developers.
Although, there is no way to make money running a football club in the UK now, and it is good if the team can run it every year without losing money. But with Andrew's current net worth, a loss of one million pounds a year can still be easily afforded. It's up to Andrew's preference.
Football was Andrew's hobby, and now that he has graduated from university, he has more time to play football. But Chelsea is a professional team after all, and even if Andrew buys Chelsea Football Club, he can't play, so he can't treat professional football games as child's play.
However, Andrew did talk to his father Allen about the Chelsea takeover. The final opinion of the two was that the resumption of the acquisition negotiations could be at an appropriate premium, the purchase funds would be paid by Andrew, and the ownership of Chelsea Club would be transferred to Andrew's name. Chelsea Football Club is managed under the family name.
During this time, Andrew went to the car sales company and bought a newly launched blue Range Rover. It's an all-terrain station wagon, a car that boasts both wild and elegant, and even the Queen of England, the country's top leader, is a big fan of the Range Rover ranger.
Although it is not an off-road vehicle, Land Rover has designed the Range Rover with off-road positioning in mind, with a 3.5-litre V8 naturally aspirated engine that can output up to 101kW of power. It was equipped with front and rear shock coil springs that were not found in off-road vehicles of the same period, and adopted a suspension with a long stroke.
The interior of the Range Rover is not very luxurious, but instead features plastic seats with molded floors. Although there is no luxurious interior, it is fortunate that seat belts are installed.
In addition, taking into account the fact that the body is driving on non-paved roads, aluminum alloy is also used for the main parts of the body to improve toughness. The all-aluminum engine and four-wheel disc brakes were also a high configuration that was rarely seen at the time.
Although, this latest Range Rover Classic, after its launch, has received continuous praise. However, Andrew's aesthetic vision is affected by the aesthetic conditions of various models that are decades ahead of the present in his previous memories, and he feels that this latest Range Rover is still unsatisfactory and barely acceptable. But with the current 70s car manufacturing technology, it is already a good choice.
A car driver's license was obtained in Andrew's first year of college. Because I didn't like the model at that time, I never bought a car.
This time, the reason for the decision to buy a car is that in a few days, Andrew will visit Emma's home in Liverpool as agreed, and if the visit goes well, Andrew will take Emma back to London to meet his family, and then the two will have a road trip in England.