Chapter 11: Edison
"Oh! ……”
A shout like a landslide and tsunami suddenly rolled in, and when Huntelaar and his party, who were about to approach Edison's exhibition venue, stopped in amazement and involuntarily looked up.
"Sizzle! ……”
Almost at the same time, everyone's pupils suddenly shrank, and they gasped violently.
Oh, God!
Just like the morning sun is beginning to emerge, in a dim world, a large dazzling light suddenly appears!
Yes, perhaps in the eyes of John Huntelaar, the light not far away is at most the most ordinary residential level, which is really nothing, but in the eyes of others, it is enough to be described as dazzling!
Except for Liu Zecheng in his previous life, no one has ever seen such a situation.
"Quick, let's take a closer look!"
In the end, it was old Huntelaar who was the first to react, knocked the ground with his cane vigorously, and said in a deep voice. Although the original intention was to accompany his grandson to see the new affairs, but after seeing the situation in front of him, he suddenly appeared, I am afraid that this electric lamp may really be the beginning of an era, as John said!
Mrs. Stone and the others also reacted, and immediately prepared to speed up their pace, but unfortunately they were still too late, and the people around them who were in the same situation as them also moved, and many of them ran towards the light with a small shout.
Of all the people, only two did not move.
The first was John Huntelaar, who stood still and took a deep breath, his eyes suddenly bursting with a look that he had never seen before. Two paces behind him, Emma Stone didn't move, she looked at the light in front of her, and then at John beside her, and her eyes were blank......
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There is no doubt that Edison's new display caused a huge sensation.
People gathered around the light bulbs he had made and looked at them with fascination, as if those bulbs were beautiful women who looked like fairies. And behind them, waves of people heard the noise......
John knew that from this moment on, Edison began to gradually ascend to the altar.
Although Edison had already understood things such as gramophones and became a well-known person, in fact, he is still just an excellent master. But the popularity of electric lighting will make him completely enter the ranks of the greatest Ming family in the future.
In fact, there were people who used electricity to make bright light decades ago, and Edison's patent was also bought from someone else, but in the end, only he could use thousands of experiments to find a filament material that could continue to light, and only he pushed this "light that can change the world" to the general public. In this sense, whether Edison was a real scientist or not, and regardless of his character, it is enough to leave a strong mark on history.
In fact, it is true that 5o years later, the United States issued a set of stamps for this purpose, and held a grand ceremony to celebrate him here, and after his death, the United States turned off the lights for him for a minute to mourn this great man......
After looking at the exhibition venue for more than an hour, the group was led by Mrs. Stone to a nearby hotel. It's just a little disappointing that the gas lamps and candles still used in the hotel are not as full of electric lights as everyone expected.
"Look, that's Mr. Edison."
After presenting the invitation card and entering the hall, Mrs. Stone pointed to the figure in the center with her back to everyone, and said with some excitement. If she came here at noon with the idea of completing a task or taking a break, now she was in a completely different mood.
Anyone who sees the grand occasion just now will probably be excited.
The only exception was John, who was in the opposite mood at this time, he was quite excited when he came, and he was very much looking forward to the meeting with Edison, but now, his heart was surprisingly calm!
John's expression was caught in Emma's eyes, and she bit her lip hard.
Even if she thought about it, she couldn't understand the boy who aroused her great curiosity, and she couldn't understand why she had such a huge reaction because of her casual words! Although she also knew that John's previous life had been spent in the East, but in the eyes of Emma's simple little head, he was still an outright American, just a comment on the country he had stayed in, as for it?
While Emma was at a loss, Mrs. Stone had already walked quickly to Edison and said loudly, "Congratulations, dear Mr. Edison, this is really an extremely great Ming! ”
"Ah, thank you for the appreciation, it's my pleasure!"
While still facing away from Mrs. Stone, Edison reflexively said this. He had heard too many compliments like this today, and he had said the same thing countless times.
Turning around, everyone saw Edison's true face.
Spirited!
Anyone can see that although the man in his thirties in front of him has thick dark circles on his eyes and is tired, his spirit is extremely excited, and his face is full of irrepressible smiles. At this moment, he grinned with one mouth, two eyebrows curled, and laughed loudly: "Haha, Mrs. Stone, I am so honored to meet you today......
"Is this Edison?"
Seeing the man who was communicating warmly with Mrs. Stone, John Huntelaar also put aside the boredom in his heart for a while, and a familiar feeling welled up in his mind.
Edison's own appearance can be regarded as handsome, with spiritual eyes, a high nose bridge, and slightly thick lips, which is very in line with the aesthetics of the future. And in John's opinion, the almost connected eyebrows and firm eyes of this great master gave him the impression of a calm and resolute character.
Although it is the first time to see a real person, don't forget that Liu Zecheng in his previous life has seen countless photos of this big bull. And after being reborn in this life, John appeared with a surprising phenomenon, that is------ memories of his previous life, whether clear or vague, were as if they were engraved in his mind, and they were all vivid!
Proper traverser benefits, perfect cheat!
But after all, a photo is a photo, and it is different from a real person after all, and John now sees Edison, a great man in history, even if he is upset because of what happened, and his heart is full of excitement at this time.
"Mr. Edison, allow me to introduce you."
After complimenting Edison, Mrs. Stone did not forget the agreement between Jì and John, and said with a smile on her face: "You have already met Emma, this noble gentleman is my husband's friend and collaborator for many years, Mr. El Huntelaar from New York, and the handsome young man next to him is his grandson, Mr. John Huntelaar, and they have all come from New York to visit your Ming. ”
"Haha, welcome!"
Edison greeted everyone warmly and said with a smile: "Tomorrow we will continue to show the magic of electric light, and if possible, I hope you can continue to stay and learn more about this great new technology." ”
"Thank you very much for having me."
As a representative of everyone, old Huntelaar politely asked: "But Mr. Edison, you know, I am a businessman, and I am very interested in your new talent!" But I have a few questions, I don't know, can I ask them? ”
Edison raised his eyebrows, looked at old Huntelaar and smiled, "Excuse me." ”
"There are three main problems."
After a moment's silence, old Huntelaar asked, "First, how much do they cost?" Second, how do you supply them with energy? Thirdly, how long do these bulbs last? ”
"Oh?"
After listening to the three questions, Edison was obviously taken aback, and he only then looked at old Huntelaar seriously, looking rather surprised.
Seeing this, John immediately understood why Edison was so surprised.
For the elder Huntelaar, his concern for these three questions was purely out of the sensitivity of the businessman to judge whether the electric light now had the potential to be marketed. But for Edison, these three questions hit the nail on the head of the electric light!
According to the "historical" record, although Edison understood the light bulb this year, the manufacturing cost of the light bulb remained high, and it was difficult to meet the standard of replacing the traditional lighting method; And what is the use of having no power stations and power grids, no stable and cheap energy supply, and only light bulbs? The most important thing is that the material of the filament is not up to par, and now it can only be lit for dozens of hours, and with the increase of time and the high temperature, the filament will wave rapidly, and the brightness of the bulb will also decrease......
Until these problems are solved, the value of electric lighting will only be a sensation.
However, the shrewd Edison did not mean to talk about these defects in detail, he was silent for a moment and then smiled slightly: "Dear Mr. Huntelaar, we have a detailed plan for the problem of energy and cost, and I believe it will not be long before it can be solved, as for the life of the bulb......"
"You'll need to try other filament materials, right?"
At this moment, a voice came from behind old Huntelaar, which made Edison startled.
Under the astonished gaze of everyone, little Mr. Huntelaar stepped forward from behind his grandfather and said respectfully: "Dear Mr. Edison, I would like to ask if you would be interested in entrusting someone else to help you find this material?" ”
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I'm sorry, I think there are some problems that need to be revised, just one chapter today, and try to make it back tomorrow.
In addition, thanks to the book friends for recommending the two American dramas in the book review area, I took the time to watch many episodes in the past two days. In general, I prefer "Immortal Forensics", and although the words of "Nick Hospital" fit the book, the color of Lao Mei's joke is too strong, all kinds of grafting, Zhang Guan Li Dai, especially the moment when I saw the appearance of high-frequency electric knife, I almost turned off my phone. However, there is an episode of ha1sted god, which is really surprising!
Thank you again for your recommendation, I like to watch American dramas very much, these two collections.
PS: The importance of that era is so concentrated now, and my outline overlaps with the things that happened in Nick's Hospital in several places, and maybe someone will say that it is plagiarized at that time, haha.
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