Sun Yuanqi hurriedly turned around, only to see Liu Bin's finger pointing somewhere, trembling all over.

Looking along his fingers, he saw an ugly machine resembling a humanoid, bowing and clenching his fists at the two of them. It's just that his movements are stiff and clumsy, and his whole body is trembling slightly, like a zombie that has just woken up.

Liu Bin's scream startled more birds, fluttering their wings in the narrow space, and pieces of feathers spilled from the air. Then through the crack in the door that was gradually closing, it flew into the dark sky. At this time, Sun Yuanqi saw that those birds turned out to be a large flock of black pigeons. If it's a church, if it's a white dove, plus a little background music, it feels like a John Woo blockbuster. But at this time, being in the dark, coupled with the black dove, the scene is very terrifying.

Sun Yuanqi suddenly remembered a rumor that the master of the sect was not only an outstanding scientist, but also a master pigeon breeder. His love for this bird was so great that he kept it as his companion and never married. Now it seems that the rumors are true!

Before he could comfort Liu Bin, the lights of the entire building suddenly turned on. A deep male voice rang out: "I'm so sorry, I hope my gadgets didn't scare you." Really, I was in the lab and had no idea that it was going to get dark all of a sudden! ”

Sun Yuanqi's eyes had already adjusted to the sudden change in light and dark, and he saw a middle-aged man about fifty years old walking down from the upper floor, thinking that he was the sect leader. "Hello, Mr. Tesla." Your design of the remote control door and the robot are very ingenious, but my students have never seen them before, so they can't help but be a little surprised. ”

As he spoke, Sun Yuanqi carefully looked at the legendary figure in front of him: a medium-high man, very thin, and wearing a tweed coat that was not very neat; The short hair is combed from the middle to the sides, which looks quite weird; Underneath the slender eyebrows, there are a pair of deep eyes, and the gray pupils are very focused, which shows that this middle-aged man is full of energy and vitality.

In Sun Yuanqi's words, there is a small pitfall: robots are represented by the English word "robot".

Robot, originated from the Czech year, the Czechoslovak writer Sapek wrote a script called "Lausanne Universal Robot Company", he named the guys engaged in production labor in Lausanne Universal Robot Company "Robot", which means "slave" in Czech, that is, humanoid machines that have no thinking ability and can only work. The name "robot" was officially born.

Sun Yuanqi believed that if the sect leader was a traverser, he would definitely be familiar with this word. If not, he should not understand the word and ask questions.

However, Sun Yuanqi obviously ignored another point, that is, in addition to being an outstanding scientist and a master of pigeon breeding, he was also a language genius. Tesla is said to be fluent in more than eight languages, can read at least eleven scripts, and can communicate in complex professional communications in at least six languages, including English, French, German, Sanskrit, Latin, Czech, Hungarian, Italian, Serbian. Note: The old man is fluent in Czech!

Tesla was just stunned: "Robota? Slave? You speak Czech, I guess so. Haha, that's a word that couldn't be more apt to describe these machines! Okay, let's call them robots in the future. ”

Sun Yuanqi couldn't help but open his mouth wide, and secretly muttered in his heart: The sect leader doesn't look like a traverser?

Under the light, Liu Bin also regained his composure, looking at the rickety robot, thinking of his gaffe, he didn't feel ashamed, and he still refused to admit defeat: "Mr. Tesla, these designs of yours are really ugly!" ”

Tesla disagreed: "Son, it's my responsibility to invent them, and how to dress them up is the job of a businessman like Edison." At this time, the sect leader had already walked up to Sun Yuanqi and stretched out his hands: "Dr. Johnson, welcome to Worden Crevert Tower!" Your presence makes me feel so vibrant. You know, you're a great guy! ”

Sun Yuanqi also stretched out his hands, clasped them tightly, and replied sincerely: "You are the real big man!" ”

Tesla laughed, "Since everyone is a big shot, let's stop this annoying compliment." Come and take a look at my lab. He turned his head and said to Liu Bin: "Little boy, if you are not afraid, come along!" ”

On the way upstairs, Tesla stopped from time to time to introduce the guests to his inventions. Sun Yuanqi listened with interest, and from time to time gave one or two pertinent comments from the perspective of future generations. That's right, it's like scratching an itch, Tesla is naturally overjoyed; is criticism, and the sect leader doesn't think it's angry, but it provokes his show off even more.

Let's talk about it, the three of them came to the research room on the second floor, only to see that it was covered with thick and thin wires and various instruments, and there was almost no place to intervene. Accompanied by the stabbing sound, blue and white electricity and bright yellow sparks jumped out of the corner from time to time. Tesla didn't think it was dangerous at all, and walked in with his guests in a hurry. After introducing several proud works such as Columbus eggs, Tesla coils, flow meters, and bladeless turbines, the three guests of honor sat down separately.

After talking with the sect leader during this time, Sun Yuanqi had some intuitive understanding of the strange man in front of him: this is a scientist with wonderful ideas, and he is also a madman with extraordinary research ability. The combination of the two formed this geek.

If, as some people in later generations said: "The scientific community generally believes that one of the two great geniuses in the history of mankind is Da? Finch, the other one is Tesla. In order to respect the sect leader, Sun Yuanqi felt that it was too much. Objectively speaking, Tesla is not comparable to scientific giants such as Newton and Einstein, and even Faraday, Lorenz, Planck, Bohr, Heisenberg and other grandmasters.

Yes, that's right, Tesla has put forward a lot of ideas like solar energy systems, radar devices, robots, dead light, lie detectors, atomic bombs, hydrogen bombs, neutron bombs, magnetic bombs, stealth planes, electromagnetic radio frequency weapons, etc., but it does not mean that he has made such great contributions to physics, at least in terms of theory or continuous research for future generations. Idea? After a leisurely afternoon tea, who can't conceive a few hilarious comedies and tear-jerking tragedies in their own backyard? However, the only people who can write touching plays and move the audience are people like Shakespeare.

The two of them talked about electrical inventions again. Sun Yuan saw that the place where Woden Crevert Tower was located was very remote and the storm was approaching, and he was afraid that it would be too late to go back, so he asked directly: "Mr. Tesla, why are you looking for me?" ”

Tesla flipped through the desk and said, "I've read all the papers and monographs you wrote, all of them!" ”

Sun Yuanqi was a little confused, so he had to say: "That's my honor!" ”

Tesla suddenly stopped what he was doing and looked over: "After what I just introduced, you also know something about my research. Which of all my inventions do you think is the most important? ”

Sun Yuanqi was stunned for a moment, weighed it in his heart, and then replied: "My personal opinion is that the AC power system with the AC motor as the core has the most far-reaching impact, so it is the most important. ”

Tesla nodded, and continued to rummage: "Well, a lot of people think so!" I invented it many years ago, but I'm still proud of it. However, it was not the most important invention in my own mind. Because the greatest invention has not yet taken shape, there is only a general idea. ”

Yuan Qi said that he heard it, but he did not say no.

Tesla added, "Guess what of your achievements I would think is the most important?" ”

Sun Yuanqi was a little curious: "Which one?" Atomic structure? Relativity? Mass-energy equation? Or quantum mechanics? ”

These four are almost all the greatest achievements of physics in the first half of the twentieth century. The answer can only be one in four ways.

Tesla shook his head: "Neither!" On the contrary, I think your research has gone astray. IMHO, if atomic structure is a brilliant conjecture, then the theory of relativity, the mass-energy equation, and quantum mechanics are close to science fiction, and they will only tarnish your reputation. In my opinion, your greatest achievement is probably this monograph! As he spoke, Tesla held up the book he had just flipped through.

When Sun Yuanqi looked closely, it was "Principles and Design of Electronic Computers" published by MIT last year.

Yes, the electronic computer is one of the most important scientific and technological achievements of the twentieth century, and its emergence and development have greatly changed people's way of life. It is no exaggeration to say that the impact of electronic computers and related Internet technology on human beings is absolutely no less than that of fire, steam engines and electricity. Thinking of this, Sun Yuanqi also somewhat agreed with Tesla's point of view: "When it comes to electronic computers, it is indeed an invention comparable to atomic structure, relativity, mass-energy equation, and quantum mechanics." ”

Tesla put down the book, stood up and said solemnly: "No, Dr. Johnson, the electronic computer is the most important mechanical invention since the steam engine, there is no one!" As I said earlier, the so-called theory of relativity, mass-energy equations, and quantum mechanics are your research that has gone astray! The reason why I am eager to meet you is to persuade you to give up your fantasies and return to reality! ”

"Fantasy?" Sun Yuanqi was a little stunned by this evaluation.

"Yes, those are fantasies!" Tesla nodded firmly, and then sincerely invited, "Through our conversation just now, I know that you have a very good understanding of electricity and machinery, and I believe that as long as we work together, we will be able to develop electronic computers in the near future!" You give up your fantasies, I'll concentrate my energy, let's work together on electronic computers! ”

Sun Yuanqi suddenly had an idea: "Mr. Tesla, I don't want to argue with you about whether the theory of relativity, the mass-energy equation, and quantum mechanics are fantasy or not, and waiting for the development of science to develop ten or twenty years later, and then looking back again, even if it is wrong, it is a useful exploration." However, I am very interested in your proposal to work together on electronic computers. ”

Tesla hit the table and shouted, "Good! ”