745 Knife Trial
On the first day of 1878, Antonio Meucci, who had become famous all over the world for his invention of the telephone, brought Nikola Tesla to New York.
In a blink of an eye, it has been two years since Nikola Tesla joined the Horse Laboratory, and this is the first time that Nikola Tesla has appeared in front of Li Mu in two years. He was treated the same as Antonio Meucci.
This treatment means unrestricted research projects, almost unlimited financial support, and no obstacle to resource tilting, simply put, Nikola Tesla is the highest-level researcher in the Horse Laboratory, and around him alone, a dedicated research team can be built.
Nikola Tesla knows that he is hated by others, and he also knows that he is ashamed of his incompetence, the reason why a genius is a genius, the idea is always different from ordinary people, in an ancient Chinese sentence, it is probably "the ambition of the bird's nest and the bird", Nikola Tesla locked himself in the laboratory for more than a year, and finally came up with the first invention after joining the Horse Laboratory, this invention is wireless telegraphy.
Speaking of wireless telegraphy, before the mid-twentieth century, the inventor of wireless telegraphy in the legal sense was Galilmo Marconi, but in 1943, the U.S. Supreme Court finally reversed Marconi's original judgment and ruled that Tesla was the inventor of the radio.
No one knows the story behind this ruling, but the final result shows that it is clear that Nikola Tesla was treated unjustly, and for some reasons that the US government did not explain, the Supreme Court simply returned this honor to Nikola Tesla, and Nikola Tesla did not benefit from it, because Nikola Tesla had already died at the time of the initial final decision of the US government, and he had just died.
Well, look at the supporter behind Galilmore Marconi, who is the world's greatest inventor in the twentieth century, Edison, and Nikola Tesla is Edison's lifelong enemy, so after Nikola Tesla obtained the patent for radio technology in 1897, in any case, Edison had nothing to do with radio, and for well-known reasons, at that time, the value of radio patents was very high, and a lot of profits were generated, and then, in 1904, the United States Patent Office changed the value of radio patents to Nikola Tesla's patent was revoked and the patent was granted to Marconi instead.
This matter, no matter how you look at it, is full of intrigue.
Before joining the Stallion Laboratory, Nikola Tesla signed a contract with the Stallion Laboratory, which stipulated that all the inventions of Nikola Tesla during his work belonged to the Stallion Laboratory, and that Nikola Tesla enjoyed the honor of the inventor and could obtain a part of the profits generated by the patent. Basically, there will be no risk, and the laboratory will take advantage of the strong industrial strength and operating channels of ZAMA Group to maximize the patent benefits of the laboratory.
Although Nikola Tesla has not proven his worth before, Li Mu has no doubt about Nikola Tesla's ability, Li Mu still remembers that Nikola Tesla's butterfly flying machine is completely a flying saucer, even in the 21st century, people still can't make this design, they can only carry out some imitative research on the basis of this design, and it is these imitative studies that gave birth to generations of famous fighters, such as the British Harrier, and the American F-35B, Therefore, Li Mu is very suspicious that Nikola Tesla is not an earthling at all, but a zenith who has been wrongly born.
So when Nikola Tesla applied for the wireless telegraphy project, Li Mu agreed to all of Nikola Tesla's requests without hesitation, even if even Antonio Meugchi was skeptical at that time, Li Mu did not hesitate.
Since the invention of the light bulb, Antonio Meuchi has almost been a recognized authority in the field of electricity, but Antonio Meucci's understanding of electrical energy is also very limited, at least Antonio Meucci can't believe that electrons can be transmitted in the air without relying on wires, which has subverted Antonio Meucci's understanding of electrical energy.
In fact, with Li Mu's understanding of Nikola Tesla, wireless telegraphy can only be regarded as Nikola Tesla's small test in the field of electricity, after all, this great god is studying wireless power transmission, and the mobile phone manufacturers in the 21st century have come up with a wireless charging that has been blown straight into the sky, this great god has turned this technology into reality more than 100 years ago, and people are playing long-distance large-scale power transmission, not charging mobile phones. It's about the same as the gap between Big Brother and smartphones-
No, this description is not appropriate, it should be an analogy between a bullet and a satellite, although the principle is similar, but the technical content is a world of difference.
There is no doubt that the test of the wireless telegraph was a complete success, and when Nikola Tesla received a telegram from Boston's steed laboratory in Battery Park's office in Li Mu, Antonio Meucci shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Reem, I think that Nikolai is now more qualified than me to be the head of the steed laboratory." β
In the field of science, it has never been about seniority, the emphasis is on the first, this is a field of success and defeat, the winner takes everything, the loser has nothing, the final patent is the only reward for the winner, the loser no matter how much effort has been spent before, how much money has been invested, will not make people feel pity,
It's normal for Antonio Meuqi to think so, although Nikola Tesla is very young, age is never a problem, look at how old Li Mucai is, who dares to say that he is not worthy of being at the helm of the Horse Group?
"Antonio, don't think so, you know that we are all mortals, and there are always people who are born with God's favor, so we only do what we can, don't compare it with those geniuses, the conclusion will make you very sad." Li Mu tried his best to comfort Antonio Meuqi, but it didn't seem to have much effect, after all, in the eyes of others, Li Mu was also a genius, and he was even more genius than Nikola Tesla.
"I know Reem, don't worry, I'll do my best to serve the lab, with young people like Nikolai here, I think I just need to care about the daily recipes." Antonio Meugchi can still think about it, and he can't think about it, people are more popular than people.
This attitude is very good, indeed, the only invention that Antonio Meuqi can get his hands on is the telephone, in addition, Antonio Meucci has no achievements, but such Antonio Meucci is normal, many scientists are like this, they only need to have an invention that can be used, it is enough for them to lie on the credit book for a lifetime, a guy like Nikola Tesla is purely non-human, billions of people in the world, Nikola Tesla is such a one.
"Tell me, Nikolai, what are you going to study next?" After appeasing Antonio Meucci, Li Mu was able to take care of Nikola Tesla, Li Mu was in a good mood at this time, even if Nikola Tesla wanted to go to the moon to see, Li Mu would invest in Nikola Tesla's research on aerospace.
"Sir, I have made a new discovery in my study of wireless telegraphy, since wireless telegraphy has proved that electrons can travel through the air, then we can study wireless power transmission, and once this research is done, we can build large power stations, and then we can send electricity anywhere in the world without wiresβ" Nikola Tesla gushes, and in his own field of expertise, Nikola Tesla is the undisputed god, and he will become extremely talkative at this time, which is very different from the usual wooden ne.
Geniuses are all flawed, such as Li Mu, people often lack a moral bottom line in line with the three views, Nikola Tesla's genius is only reflected in the field of research, leaving this field, Nikola Tesla is not even as good as ordinary people, so in the struggle with Edison, Nikola Tesla was defeated, and was simply played by Edison, but once he reached the field of technology, Edison, the "greatest inventor", was revealed.
"Nikolai, since you have discovered that electrons can travel through the air without relying on wires, and thus invented wireless telegraphy, why not continue to work on this basis, there is still potential for this technology to be explored, and it is far from time to give up." Li Mu didn't want Nikola Tesla to invest too much effort in wireless power transmission, although in another time and space, Nikola Tesla did choose this technology, but since power transmission is still inseparable from wires until the 21st century, then this technology should have difficulties that cannot be overcome at this stage, at least it cannot be popularized, just like the saucer-shaped spaceship designed by Nikola Tesla, this is a technology that can be put into practical application, and a technology that cannot be put into practical application. It does not conform to Li Mu's positioning of Nikola Tesla.
It should be said that Li Mu's positioning of Nikola Tesla is much higher than Nikola Tesla's positioning of himself, which stems from Li Mu's understanding of Nikola Tesla, in another time and space, after Nikola Tesla's death, the US government sealed all the information about Nikola Tesla, and Nikola Tesla's research results are no longer known to the public, especially what did Nikola Tesla do in his later years? What is he studying? With Li Mu's understanding of Nikola Tesla's life, Nikola Tesla was limited to insufficient funds in his later years, and Nikola Tesla was no longer able to carry out implementation research, that is, if Nikola Tesla was given enough financial support, who could guarantee that the drawings of the saucer-shaped spacecraft would only see light of day in the basement?
According to Li Mu's plan, since Nikola Tesla has now completed the research of wireless telegraphy, it should immediately carry out research on radar, and in the process of researching radar, it will also derive the additional product of television, which is the correct research direction, as for wireless power transmission, it is not that this technology is not important, but Li Mu is not sure that it can be put into practical application, in this case, it is better to study those projects that can definitely be successfully studied, and can also be put into practical application, and make a lot of profits.
"Of course I won't give up, there are still many places that can be improved in wireless telegraphy, such as the current wireless telegraph power is not large enough, the transmission distance is too short, it will be affected by the terrain and weather, and the current telegraph is too large and not convenient for cars to carry, which has room for improvement, I am ready to set up a research team to continue the research on wireless telegraphy, I will assign them research projects to ensure that the research progress will not be delayed, as for me-" Nikola Tesla did not finish, The implication is like: this thing isn't challenging for buddies anymore, I need something a little more exciting.
Probably felt that this statement was a bit arrogant, so Nikola Tesla was embarrassed to continue, speaking of which, the current Nikola Tesla is only in his early twenties, according to the 21st century, a proper little fresh meat, in terms of the thickness of the skin, Nikola Tesla and Li Mu, capitalists and Antonio Meucci, such old oilers are completely incomparable.
"You want to conduct research on wireless power transmission-" Li Mu hesitated a little, but in the face of Nikola Tesla's expectant eyes, Li Mu really couldn't bear it, after all, the current Nikola Tesla is a hero, and he is the indisputable core of the future of the Horse Laboratory, Li Mu wants to serve this uncle: "-Of course no problem, in the Horse Laboratory, you can conduct any research you want, call me if you need funds, and go to Antonio if you need manpower, but you just said that a large power station, This is exactly what we need now, you know, we can only provide a complete set of small household power supply systems at the moment, we need a more stable power supply, we need cheaper equipment costs, so that it is worthwhile to study wireless power transmission. β
Well, young people, if you have ideals, you must support them, you can't break your spirit, and of course appropriate norms are also necessary, so as to ensure that you don't make directional mistakes.