Both papers were published in the Journal of Philosophy.

At this time, there was not so much process for publishing papers, the quality of the papers was high, and Joule and the journal were quite familiar, so the articles were quickly published and made public.

With the publication of the paper, new physics and biology began to exert its influence.

Interest in this matter quickly grew, and it wasn't long before the papers became the hottest topic in British academia.

The law of conservation of energy is already known, and the paper of Ma Whistle and Joule, although it gives it a richer connotation, is not a major breakthrough.

The paper on bacteria has yet to be verified, and Ma Whistle's paper does not give long-term experimental results, but mainly expounds the theory and experimental design.

It can be said that although these two papers are of high quality, they are not enough to become the hottest topic.

But the truth is, they do become the hottest topic.

Undoubtedly, this is mainly because of the identity of the horse whistle, an Indian.

A North American Indian has published two high-quality academic papers in a British journal, which sounds outrageous!

So not long after Ma Whistle's paper was published, some scientists approached Joule and wanted to ask what was going on.

The first to come to the door was John Davis, one of Joule's teachers.

Although he was a teacher, Davis was only a few years older than Joule, and because he didn't have a beard, he looked even younger. The relationship between the two is also that of a teacher and a friend.

“…… James, I read your recent paper, the one on the First Law of Thermodynamics, which is very well written. "But I have a question. ”

"What's the problem?"

Davis: "Why is there a strange name in the author column besides you, which I heard from the editor of the Journal of Philosophy, which is an Indian name?" ”

Joule nodded: "That's right, I finished the paper on the first law of thermodynamics with him, and the paper was co-written by us, and of course he will appear in the author column." ”

Davis was still confused: "But...... An Indian? What's going on? ”

"His people are different from ours, that's all." Joule paused and smiled, "Of course, John, I know you're weird about something. ”

"In fact, at the beginning I thought the same - how can a barbarian understand science? But the truth is that this Apache friend of mine not only understands science, but surpasses the vast majority of people, is a genius of natural philosophy. ”

"I gotta say, it's a good example of breaking down prejudice." He added.

Davis was silent for two seconds: "Okay, where is this Indian genius you are talking about?" I want to meet him now. ”

"It's a shame you're late." Joule said, "Just yesterday, Ma Shen was staying at my house, but now he should be on the train to Glasgow." ”

Davis frowned slightly: "What is he doing in Scotland?" ”

Joule: "To see William Thomson, of course, I recommend it, he and William should have a good talk." If it weren't for the brewery, I would have gone to Glasgow with him. ”

"I had a hunch that after talking to William, the natural philosopher from the Apache would surprise people again."

……

Scotland.

The Horse Whistle travelled by train to Scotland and continued north to Glasgow, Scotland's largest city.

After publishing two papers with Joule's help, he set off again on his journey north to Glasgow to find William Thomson, the future Baron Kelvin.

Kelvin said: The edifice of physics has been completed, and all that remains is some minor repairs, but there are still two dark clouds in the sky......

The horse whistle is a physics teacher, and for him, this is simply a passage engraved in his DNA.

Two small dark clouds, despised by Kelvin, after being removed, one hides quantum mechanics and the other hides the theory of relativity.

Later Kelvin is deeply bound to the black history of the "two dark clouds", but in fact he is one of the most outstanding scientists of his time.

Many scientists follow Kelvin's example and try to fix the clouds or something, but it turns out that the clouds are not so easy to find.

Although Kelvin's attitude towards these two dark clouds is somewhat contemptuous, he is also discerning, and keenly aware that they may be fundamentally different from those minor repairs.

Now, Kelvin is not the most brilliant scientist, but he is undoubtedly the most promising scientist, the youngest professor at the University of Glasgow, and a director.

The main reason why Ma Whistle wanted to find Kelvin was because what he was going to publish next was one of the important achievements of Kelvin in history.

Originally, Kelvin's publication of this result was also in 1848, and it may have even been published.

The horse whistle is not so sure.

So I wanted to come and talk to Kelvin, and if I could, after Joule, he would be happy to co-write another paper with Kelvin.

Glasgow is located in Scotland, hundreds of kilometers from Manchester, and it takes about a day to travel by train.

After a bumpy day, the horse whistle entered Scottish territory.

Despite being part of the United Kingdom for more than 100 years, it still looks very different from England, and in fact there was a gap between Scotland and England until the 21st century.

A lot of Scots don't consider themselves British, they also have their own language, Gaelic language.

Of course, it is not necessary to find a Gaelic translator, there are still many Scots who can speak English.

When they arrived in Glasgow, it was already evening, and Ma Shen and his entourage first found a hotel to rest, and then went to visit Kelvin at the University of Glasgow the next day.

However, in the face of Ma Whistle, an Indian, the University of Glasgow did not let him in at all, and even caused a small commotion.

"How can a barbarian set foot on a Scottish campus?" It seemed to be a teacher who spoke, and his voice was rather mean.

"How can a Scotsman speak the language of England?" The horse whistle replied.

As soon as these words came out, he almost fainted with anger.

"I—" The teacher was furious, but then abruptly stopped.

He realized that the horse whistle was twenty centimeters taller than himself, and that it was still strong. Another reason is that he still speaks English.

Some people came to watch.

Ma Whistle thought for a moment, and reached for a letter: "I'm not here to fight, this is a letter from James Joule to Professor William Thomson." ”

"Indians, are you here to deliver a message? I can help you pass it on to Professor Thomson. One person said.

"Mr. Joule asked me to hand over the letter to Professor Thomson." Ma Whistle said.

As the youngest professor and director of the University of Glasgow, Kelvin naturally has an unusual status, and Joule is also well-known in the academic world, but no one wants to make things difficult.

So they looked at each other, and finally one of them beckoned, "Okay, you come with me, and I'll take you to Professor Thomson." ”