Chapter 6: Another Thomson

"I heard you just agreed to help the internal medicine doctors form a football club?"

In the first sentence after meeting John, Liszt did not ask about his next itinerary, or even about the academic report that was about to begin, but was concerned about the things that were now being rumored.

"Oh? You knew it so quickly? ”

John's brow furrowed, and his heart suddenly became a little unhappy. I just talked to a few doctors about it the day before yesterday, and I only talked to Jim yesterday morning? Thomson finalized, why did Liszt know about it today? These people are talking a little too fast, aren't they?

"Hehe, it's all about it."

Finding John's faint displeasure, Liszt said with a smile: "Yesterday there seemed to be a gathering of the physicians, calling on everyone to donate money to organize a club...... Today, many internal medicine doctors have also come to listen to your report, tsk, they are very concerned about this matter...... How did you suddenly come up with the idea to help them form a club? ”

Reading between the lines, Liszt's words are not sour.

John could certainly understand Liszt's displeasure, but what he decided would not change much, so he quickly frowned and smiled: "Isn't England preparing to set up a second division this year?" It just so happened that the internal medicine doctors were interested in forming their own clubs, and I just happened to be there...... Of course, it's mainly because of the sponsorship of T&H, after all, the drugs they produce are mainly used by internal medicine doctors, hehe. ”

"Hmm...... Quite right. ”

After a moment of silence, Liszt nodded slowly.

As one of the bigwigs of British medicine, Liszt certainly would not have been unaware of the strength of T&H. In fact, in the past two years, the British Medical Association has vigorously promoted several drugs, and surgeons such as Lister have also begun to use sulfonamides before and after surgery to prevent possible infections. So he knew very well that for T&H, internal medicine physicians were the most important customers......

"Huh. Who said people more than a hundred years ago couldn't compare to the time-travelers? ”

Seeing that Liszt accepted his statement so quickly, John couldn't help but sigh secretly.

Regardless of who Jim saw yesterday? Thomson, or Liszt, who I met today, seems to be not surprised by the use of football clubs to promote products, even though football has just formed the world's first football league! But if you think about it, if you calculate the time. Even without the scalpel club, Bayer, which had made enough money with aspirin ten years later, would have created the world-famous pharmaceutical company Leverkusen......

"Professor Liszt, this must be John? Mr. Huntelaar, right? ”

Just as John and Liszt were chatting before the meeting began, a voice suddenly interrupted their conversation.

John turned his head to look, stunned.

I don't know when it started, but four well-dressed gentlemen suddenly appeared beside the two. The one who spoke was a white man in his thirties, tall and thin, with thinning hair. With two big beards under thick glasses, he is a typical image of an English gentleman.

After seeing these people, Liszt's face suddenly showed displeasure: "Mr. Thomson, I think I have already told you, today is Mr. Huntelaar's medical report!" ”

"Uh......"

Hearing Professor Liszt say this, the expression of the visitor was a little embarrassed, but he still insisted: "I'm sorry, Professor. But please understand the curiosity of the physicists, and we would very much like to be able to discuss some issues with Mr. Huntelaar! ”

"So...... These are physicists? ”

John frowned. Subconsciously looked at Liszt.

"Yes."

Nodding, Liszt smiled helplessly and bitterly: "This is Mr. Joseph John Thomson, director of the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University, he heard the news that you will hold a report meeting today, although I reminded him, but ......"

After listening to Liszt's explanation. John's mind suddenly understood.

In the past six months, John? The name Huntelaar has made a name for itself in the world of physics!

In the second half of last year, John published two papers in the New Medical Journal, one of which put forward the theory that frequent X-rays may be harmful to the human body, which naturally attracted the attention of many people. And there are many critics. Because many doctors are now using X-rays to try to treat various diseases, and some people even use them to make a fortune, and John's theory is equivalent to blocking their way. But since the X-ray itself was "discovered" by him, most people didn't find it strange.

But the content of another paper quickly caused a sensation!

The concept of radioactivity and electrons is absolutely revolutionary for the physics community, the former is the beginning of nuclear physics, and the significance of the latter is not to mention that it completely opens the door to the atomic world! So when physicians and medical scientists saw the paper and took it to the physicists, it was no surprise that it quickly caught their attention.

And rightfully so, doubts are overwhelming!

This is of course due to the words "maybe" and "maybe" in the paper, and on the other hand, because of the identity of the author. A surgeon, even if he discovers the existence of X-rays, most physicists will only think that it is just luck to write such an inconsequential paper - not the slightest evidence! Even some physicists who have long had certain ideas in mind are skeptical.

But with the publication of Professor Roentgen's paper, everything changed!

As a professor of physics at the University of Karlsruhe and the inventor of X-rays among physicists, Roentgen has been the most eye-catching name in European physics in the past two years. At the end of last year, Röntgen published two papers of his own, or an explanation of Mr. Huntelaar's paper!

Preliminary experimental data confirm the possibility of two theories!

Like a drop of water being thrown into a pan of hot oil, the entire European physics community boiled. In early 1892, the Cavendish Laboratory of Cambridge University published three papers in succession, all of which were on radioactivity and electrons......

"Thomson, it's the same last name as yesterday...... Hey? ”

John, who was originally a little displeased, repeated the name of the person who came in his heart, and was suddenly stunned: "Cambridge? Cavendish ? Mr. Thomson? I'll go! Big cow!! ”

With an exclamation in his heart, John's eyes were fixed on the face of this white man in his thirties—Joseph John Thomson, isn't this the bull who discovered electrons in history?

Looking at Thomson, who looked serious in front of him, John's face suddenly burned.

It's just that he didn't see a real person, and after he really saw it, John realized that his skin was really not so thick. And...... At this moment, he suddenly felt a little uneasy in his heart, just like the invigilator who faced the biochemistry exam in his freshman year. To tell the truth, although he made up for the physics and chemistry of this era during his time at the University of Berlin, he didn't invest too much energy and time after all, and he also put it down later, so he was naturally not afraid to write some papers or something, and copied them from the middle and high school textbooks in his head, but he really had to discuss problems with real physicists, especially a big man like Thomson......

"Damn, don't be ashamed!"

Resisting the urge to come forward and ask for an autograph, John said with a calm face: "I'm sorry, Mr. Thomson, my report will start soon, I'm afraid I won't have time to discuss physics with you...... And I'm a surgeon, and I'm just an amateur interest in physics, so there's no need to talk about it, and I think European physicists are competent enough to judge whether the two papers are correct......"

……

“…… Next, let's welcome John from Huntelaar General Hospital in New York? Mr. Huntelaar! ”

"Whoa......

As soon as Professor Liszt's words fell, enthusiastic applause soon rang out. For John? The name Huntelaar is now familiar to doctors in London, or it can be said to be very familiar. This is not only because of the surgeon's many achievements in the field of medicine, but also because of the fact that his Heinz pharmaceutical company and medical device company are gradually coming into the spotlight, and of course, the role of the scalpel club!

Amid applause, John strode onto the podium!

"Good morning, gentlemen."

Before he could stand firmly, John was already smiling and saying hello loudly: "It is a great honor to receive the invitation of Professor Liszt to give an academic lecture to the medical elite in London......"

"Whoa......

Warm applause rang out again.

Thomson and the others, who were reluctant to leave, looked at each other, although they knew that this Mr. Huntelaar was a surgeon, but they didn't know that the reputation of the other party was so high, at this time, more than two hundred people poured into the auditorium, and the atmosphere seemed to be quite warm!

To Thomson's surprise, Mr. Huntelaar continued: "As you know, at the end of last year, I published two papers in the New Medical Journal, one on the dangers of X-rays, although there is no direct evidence for this, but in New York, our Huntelaar Medical School has begun animal experiments with a large sample size, and I believe that the results will be available soon, and I believe that my theory must be correct!" As for the other paper, it basically has nothing to do with medicine, it's just a little speculation on my part, so today...... No, not just today, but at any time in the future, I will not be talking about any questions about this paper! ”

"Buzz ......"

Hearing this, the audience was in an uproar!

Thomson and other physicists widened their eyes even more, as if they had just heard that the huge fleet of Indians had just captured Portsmouth!

However, John did not give the audience a chance to question, so he immediately pressed his hands down, and after the audience was a little quieter, he continued to say loudly: "Gentlemen, my report today was originally only prepared for one content, which is about our surgical vascular anastomosis, but just yesterday I heard the regrettable news that there had just been an outbreak of cholera in Hamburg across the Channel, so after careful consideration, I have temporarily added a content ...... today" (to be continued. )