Not long after joining Seymour's R&D team, Alex helped him solve many problems. These so-called problems are simply not worth mentioning in later generations.

Sometimes, people take things that are commonplace in their daily lives and take them for granted. However, an ordinary thing contains the wisdom that human beings have developed over thousands of years.

With Seymour Clay's knowledge, experience, and way of thinking, and Alex's knowledge from later generations, many problems are no longer a problem.

Once the obstacles have been removed, all that's left is some heavy lifting for validation, testing, and debugging. Alex was immune to this kind of thing, and he didn't want to waste his time on it. He quickly pulled away and left the finishing touches to the others.

According to the progress of the work, the "Cray I" computer will be officially launched by the end of the year, which is already the fastest speed.

Now Alex has set his sights on something else, and he wants to build a communications satellite to prepare for the ABC TV satellite broadcast. However, he knows that satellites are not like supercomputers, which have great limitations on size and performance power. This requires someone to develop some special components, so as to ensure that the quality of the satellite is within a controllable range.

"I don't know what Shockley is doing now, I should find this guy to do this."

Of those he knew, Shockley was one of the most suitable. It's just that this guy is dreaming of gold rush, and he is not very sure that he will be able to convince Shockley to come over and help. More crucially, many people are saying that Shockley will definitely win the Nobel Prize. Especially the young scientists around Shockley, they all think so.

When Shockley was nominated for the Nobel Prize, more people thought that he would have to win the prize, and the invention of the transistor had changed the world in every way. The invention of the transistor is as significant to the electronics industry as the discovery of oil in the chemical industry.

Once, in public, Moore said to Shockley, "Doctor, we all think you should win the Nobel Prize in Physics!" ”

"Yes, we all feel that way. You have the Nobel Prize. Everyone chimed in.

This feeling was soon validated, and in November 1956, a long-distance phone call from Stockholm was made, and Dr. Shockley was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.

The news of Shockley's award soon spread throughout the world, and people who knew and didn't know him alike were excited and excited about his achievements.

Especially the people who worked in Shockley's lab, they were ecstatic, as if they had won the award themselves. The giants of science flocked to Palo Alto to celebrate their "navigators" with champagne at the city's most modest "Dinah Chalet" restaurant.

The 29-year-old Noyce respectfully toasted Dr. Shockley, the "elder" of the eight. After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Ph.D. in solid state physics, he chose to work in a very small company, because only in a small company could he be able to work as a scientist and an entrepreneur on his own, so that he could be fully trained.

Noyce can be regarded as the most determined "defector". The other seven young people came to Silicon Valley with a similar experience to Noyes.

During the celebration, people kept coming to toast Dr. Shockley. People from all over the world sent him congratulatory telegrams, and many people who knew him called him directly.

Alex had come to Silicon Valley in person, and he had been ready to come over to congratulate Dr. Shockley when he knew about the nomination. After asking where they were at this time, he and his bodyguards took a car to their destination. When entering the tavern, the bodyguards silently blended into the celebratory crowd without alarming anyone.

Alex smiled and walked straight to the drunken Shockley: "Doctor! Congratulations on winning the Nobel Prize. ”

"Huh? You, you're Alex! Come on, come and have a drink with us! Shockley looked at the blurred figure in front of him, and quickly recognized who the person was from the aura emanating from the other party.

Alex was 15 years old at this time, and he had short dark blonde hair and an angular face, which made him look radiant. He was dressed very differently from the people of his time, and in this cold weather, Alex wore a handsome and bubbly sweater.

Against the backdrop of this moss-green sweater, Alex's blue eyes, like sapphires set in emeralds, radiate a breathtaking blue glow. He spent a few months in Seymour's laboratory, and then went to the beach for a summer and had a few months there. Until now, he is still wrapped in the breath of the sea, which is intoxicating.

"Doctor, you know that I don't drink. However, on a special day like today, I have to make an exception for you. ”

Picking up a glass of beer handed over to him, Alex worked to the end, he didn't drink because he didn't want to tell some secrets when he was drunk, especially his own origins. Lately, he's found himself surrounded by strange people, perhaps ostensibly fans of the Carpenter brothers, or perhaps ill-intentioned people.

All in all, it's good to be careful, and you can't make a mistake before you fix it.

After drinking the glass, Alex sat down next to Dr. Shockley. He looked at the people who were celebrating the doctor, and they were all young people, who looked to be in their twenties, and they were all full of energy.

"Alex, I'll toast you." More held his glass, leaned over and said, "The Oscar committee didn't award you the Best Director award, that's their loss." ”

Alex did not refuse, he smiled and said, "Thank you!" I don't think there's anything wrong with that, after all, I'm still young and I have a chance. ”

Dr. Shockley and the others, listening to the conversation between them, were amazed.

"Alex, when did you win the prize?"

These scientific researchers, all of whom are hermits in the mountains who do not eat the fireworks of the world, have little understanding of the current events happening outside. Moore also learned about Alex by chance, otherwise he would have been as ignorant of this matter as everyone else.

"I didn't win an award, I just got a nomination." Alex didn't care about it, and he didn't think it was a pity that he didn't win the award.

The topic was quickly diverted by Alex, who said, "Doctor, how is your research going?" ”

When asked about this, Shockley and his researchers immediately gushed on and on a whole bunch of proper nouns, which would have been dizzy to listen to by another person. Alex is no ordinary person, he still uses Seymour Clay's dolls, plus the dolls he copied in the past, and he has also learned about it. He was still able to understand these conversations.

They chatted for a while before they slowly lost interest in the topic. Eventually, Alex concluded, "You mean, it's going to take a while for this cheap transistor to actually be made?" ”

"Yes, in the process of research, we have found new methods that can completely reduce manufacturing costs, as long as you master this method, you can sit and count the money when the time comes." Shockley still spoke with gusto, confident in the project.

Compared to the eight young scientists, their expressions were a little unnatural, and some even used alcohol to hide their expressions. Alex saw their movements without missing them, and when it came to Shockley's character, he knew it.

Once the spirit doll is copied, Alex will be able to learn about the past, personality, way of thinking, and experience of the copied person through the doll. Alex had seen Shockley from the perspective of God, and he certainly knew what kind of person Shockley was

It is clear that Shockley is unapologetic in his research, with first-class knowledge and a rigorous research attitude.

To be honest, Alex was a little surprised by Shockley's sudden departure from Bell Labs. He believes that Shockley is more suitable as a researcher than an entrepreneur.

Although Shockley was ambitious, he knew nothing about management, and he commanded the production of the laboratory in a mess, completely ignoring the well-intentioned advice of others.

For this investment, Alex didn't plan to make money at all, but only for the sake of the past, he made the money. Since he doesn't value this, Alex doesn't bother with this problem anymore. He said his purpose directly.

"Doctor, I'm here to ask you to help me research a batch of high-performance transistors that are small in size and light in weight."

"What do you need this transistor for? Is it going to be used to make a new computer? Shockley asked.

"yes, I heard that IBM has started a transistor research and development plan. If their computers can really be manufactured, they will definitely be the most advanced in the world. More also said on the sidelines, he was most concerned about the news.

Immediately, Noyce chimed in: "Yes, they are very ambitious and want to overpower other companies. Alex, be careful. ”

Alex nodded and said, "Their plan is indeed very good, but we are not bad. For IBM's 360 computer, we already have a coping plan. However, I'm not here for the computer business, as you can tell from this document. ”

He didn't go into any more details, and waved for the bodyguards to hand over the documents, and one of the bodyguards took the documents out of his briefcase in triplicate and handed them to the people present.

As soon as he read a few words, Shockley immediately stood up in shock and said, "This is not the place to talk about work, let's go back to the lab." ”

Everyone else came to their senses from drunkenness and nodded solemnly. Only insiders know the importance of this document, and when they read the first few sentences, they know that this document should be very confidential.

Alex was a little secretly amused, this document actually has nothing profound, but only describes some ideas and needs of the Earth satellite. For him, the things that he really wants to keep secret are still in his head. No one can steal it.