"No, no, no! I can't work for Zeus Lab during my PhD, and I can't get a basic salary. ”

"Theodore, I ask you to do this, and I hope you will. I said I wouldn't treat you badly, I promise. ”

"Dr. Lee, I praise you from the bottom of my heart! I will tell everyone I know about your unparalleled charm and wisdom! ”

So, Theodore went to study for a doctorate in the form of staying on duty and with a salary.

The once bustling Zeus Lab is now left with only three engineers: Mario, Andre, and José.

Mario is of Italian origin, Andrea is of German origin, and José is of Hispanic origin. Counting Vladimir Zvorygin, of Russian origin who had just arrived, there were four engineers in Zeus Laboratory.

Under the leadership of Li Kangping, director of the laboratory, the "all-electronic TV system development project" was officially launched.

Li Kangping appointed Zvorikin as the senior technical director of the laboratory + the project director of the all-electronic TV system.

The theoretical basis for the all-electronic television system development project is a paper published by Li Kangping in Scientific American.

This paper is a programmatic strategy document, not a tactical, detailed technical development document.

It is written in the "All-Electronic Television System" that the basic components of the all-electronic television system are: camera equipment - transmission channel - imaging equipment - synchronization system.

The development of electronic TV cannot be completed by relying solely on basic principles.

Li Kangping knows this, and everyone knows this.

"According to Dr. Li's concept, it is the photoelectric camera tube that realizes the optical/electrical conversion in the electronic TV system, and the picture tube that realizes the electrical/optical conversion. There is no doubt that photoelectric camera tube and picture tube are the most core components of electronic TV, so Dr. Li, about photoelectric camera tube and picture tube, have you come up with more specific technical design details, rather than just two professional terms? Zvorikin humbly asked.

The main tasks of the boss are to give orders, provide resources, solve troubles, and review and acceptance.

As a technical boss, Li Kangping also has the task of throwing out the right technical instructions at the right time.

Based on the above boss's regulations, Li Kangping said to Zvorikin: "Dr. Zvorikin, I hope you can think of a way to successfully develop a photoelectric camera tube and a picture tube. Of course, counting you, your electronic TV development team only has four people for the time being, which is obviously far from enough. ”

"Dr. Zworykin, you have to recruit some professionals for your team, and you send the recruitment request to the General Management Department and ask them to recruit people. You can also introduce technical professionals you know to Zeus Labs. ”

"This year, I gave your team an annual budget of $100,000, and with that $100,000, you went to recruit people and buy equipment. I do not ask for the actual production of photoelectric camera tubes and picture tubes this year, but what I ask is that this year, you will work out a more detailed technical development plan for photoelectric camera tubes and picture tubes. Dr. Zworykin, please act now. ”

Li Kangping set phased technical goals and provided a budget.

Dr. Zvorykin quickly got into the groove of work, wondering how an engineer with an annual salary of $1,500 would need 100 engineers for a huge project like an electronic television system--- and this was only the task of developing core components such as photoelectric camera tubes and picture tubes.

To do a full set of projects, that is not a team of more than 1,000 people?

If you buy some necessary equipment, tools, materials, and some miscellaneous expenses, how can 100,000 US dollars be enough?

However, because of the understanding of technical concepts, Dr. Li is probably the only person in the world who can provide an 80,000-square-foot laboratory and $100,000 in initial R&D funds.

So Dr. Zworykin is careful about his calculations, and he uses a budget of $100,000 to build his electronic TV development team, and he hopes that every penny will be spent on the cutting edge and make phased research results as soon as possible.

The $800,000 in liquidity paid by RCA was a lifesaver for Li Kangping.

Poseidon's existing funds, plus the $800,000, should last for a year.

Until the beginning of next year, the Poseidon radio company may be better.

It would be even better if this time was shortened.

Although Li Kangping's title of "Father of TV" is already a false name, the outside world does not know that RCA bought out Li Kangping's mechanical TV patent.

Even if the "father of TV" is a false name, it can still bring social influence to Li Kangping.

The Rockefeller Foundation actually replied to Li Kangping's "letter asking for money".

In addition, the Rockefeller Foundation sent representatives to the Zeus Laboratory for a field trip.

The Rockefeller Foundation has deep pockets, but they are very cautious about investing or granting them without compensation.

Before giving money, the Rockefeller Foundation will definitely arrange for technical experts to go to investigate.

If it is a large-scale project of millions or tens of millions of dollars, the team of experts of the Rockefeller Foundation usually looks at it for several years before coming to a conclusion.

Let's say that there are three members of the Rockefeller Foundation team who went to Zeus Laboratory for research.

The white man at the head was about forty years old, he was dressed in a well-cut silk suit, a gentleman's hat, and an ivory cane hooked around his arm, and he was both handsome and mature, but also a little arrogant.

"Dr. Li, it's a pleasure to be here to meet you."

"Mr. Kingston, I'm glad to see you here."

Li Kangping shook hands with Mr. Kingston and two other companions.

"Dr. Lee, you said in your letter that you would like to receive our funding to help the rapid development of physics in the United States. However, you are not a U.S. citizen, so why would you want to help advance the cause of physics in the United States? "Kingston's opening remarks were quite logical.

Li Kangping calmly quoted the purpose of the Rockefeller Foundation: "To benefit mankind in the whole world, regardless of country or race, and to aim for the progress of all mankind and world peace." ”

"Huh." Kingston smiled and said, "I'd rather believe that you're doing it for your personal cause." Now, tell us about your career. ”

At this time, there were few people in the Zeus Laboratory, and the equipment was all left over from the development of mechanical TV, and the equipment of electronic TV was not yet in place.

"Guys, I want to make it clear that the mechanical TV patent has been sold to RCA, and our ongoing R&D project is electronic TV." Li Kangping had already arranged for the staff of the laboratory to prepare ten copies of "Scientific American", and there was no physical test product in the development stage of electronic television to visit, and only the paper "All Electronic Television System" in "Scientific American" could be visited.

"You sold the TV patent to the RCA?" Surprised, Kingston flipped through Scientific American and said, "Actually, I don't know the difference between mechanical and electronic TVs, in my opinion, they're all TVs." Dr. Li, you show me the paper, so your so-called electronic TV is just staying at the stage of paper articles? ”

"Mr. Kingston, if you understand it that way, you are not wrong." Li Kangping said.

The fat expert who accompanied Kingston expressed his opinion: "I thought that Dr. Li would continue to develop mechanical TV systems, but I didn't expect you to sell the patent to RCA. I watched "All Electronic TV System" last month, and I thought it was a difficult idea to realize. Therefore, the risk of funding an electronic TV project is extremely high, and there is a risk that nothing will be obtained. ”

Another thin man expert also output a similar opinion, both experts are not optimistic about the development prospects of electronic televisions.

Kingston asked a little unhappily, "So, Dr. Lee, is that all you have shown me?" In this way, you promote the cause of physics in the United States? ”

Li Kangping took out another journal, which was Physical Review.

All the issues of the magazine in which Li Kangping published articles were kept in the laboratory.

"Dr. Li, are you holding a New York City Academic Research Conference?" Kingston was not at all interested in flipping through Physical Review.

Li Kangping patiently explained: "In 1921, I did an experiment to prove the theory of space quantization using the molecular beam method, and this paper was published in this issue of Physical Review. ”

"So what?"

Li Kangping went on to explain: "In 1911, after Mr. Ernest Rutherford proposed the model of the atomic nucleus based on the α particle scattering experiment, because the atomic nucleus is a charged mechanical system, people speculated that the atomic nucleus has an electromagnetic moment ......"

Kingston interrupted impatiently: "Dr. Li, the more you talk about it, the more strange it becomes, and I am a medical doctor, so I don't understand or want to hear you talk about these esoteric and complex physical theories. ”

You say I'm weird?

I think you're weird.

You're a medical doctor, and it's not appropriate for you to look at my physics research project, right?

Fortunately, the fat expert and the thin expert are both doctors of physics, and they can understand the physical theories taught by Li Kangping.

"The presence of an electromagnetic moment in the nucleus is just speculation, and physicists have not yet found credible experimental evidence." The fat expert explained to Kingston.

Kingston made a gesture of please, "Dr. Lee, go on, before my patience runs out completely." ”

"I think it's possible to measure the electromagnetic moment of the nucleus using the molecular beam method, but of course, that's just an idea. Let me make a long story short, if we get evidence of the electromagnetic moment of the atomic nucleus through the molecular beam method, then we can invent a new instrument that can be used in the medical field, which is more advanced than X-rays, and it can show the medical map at the molecular level. Admittedly, this is all my idea, and I may be disappointed that I can't even get a paper article on the project of measuring the electromagnetic moment of the nucleus by the molecular beam method. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for your presence and patience. Li Kangping deeply realized that the money of the Rockefeller Foundation is not so easy to fool.

"Dr. Lee, I think I know a little bit about the Woodgate-Lee experiment, I personally did the Woodgate-Lee experiment and obtained experimental data similar to yours. In other words, the Woodgate-Lee experiment, the molecular beam method, can stand up to the test and is a reliable experimental technique. However, it is too exaggerated to use the molecular beam method to determine the electromagnetic moment of the atomic nucleus! As you said, it's just an academic idea, and you haven't even written a one-page essay. The fat man expert said loudly.

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