Chapter 359: Xiuzhen VS Technology: Fantasy is more shocking than science fiction
Last time, I talked about Zhu Youzhen being "urged by his master" to use great mana to strip off his consciousness and possess it to the "Nobel" in the future world to experience and understand.
"Nobel" continued to engage in research on the production of explosives. One day in 1875, he cut his finger during an experiment and applied it with collodion, but he did not expect to form an elastic film to protect the wound. That night, "Nobel" couldn't sleep because of the pain of his wounds, but he was inspired.
So, he made "fire cotton" and glyceryl trinitrate into a flexible "blasti".
g gelati
)。 This is a typical explosive formulation, which is a mixture of 8% fire cotton and 92% glyceryl trinitrate in terms of mass fraction, which makes the new product much safer.
In fact, this new explosive has both the explosive power of glyceryl trinitrate and the safety of yellow explosives, that is, "fire cotton".
"Fire cotton", also known as "nitrocellulose" or "nitrocellulose", was first produced by the German chemist Schönbein in 1846 when nitric acid and sulfuric acid were applied to cotton. Because cotton contains a large amount of cellulose, it makes "fire cotton" as easy to explode as glyceryl trinitrate and unsafe.
It was not until 1865 that the British chemist F.A. Abel (1827~1902) discovered that the instability of "fire cotton" was caused by the different amounts of nitric acid contained in it, so he proposed an improvement method, he first washed the cotton wool in alkaline water, and then dried it to form.
The "fire cotton" made in this way not only has good safety performance, but is also relatively loose and can be used as explosives, but it still cannot be directly loaded with ammunition.
This is because collodion is a solution formed by the presence of collodion in alcohol and ether, a volatile, flammable and anesthetic colorless liquid. As a result, when the solvent in the solution evaporates, an "elastic film" is formed, which can be used to make photosensitive materials such as photographic films. The English name for "collodion" is collodio
, translated as "kolla tincture", is actually from the Greek word kolla (glue).
By 1887, "Nobel" added 10% (by mass) of camphor to the same amount of "fire cotton" and glyceryl trinitrate to make ballistie explosives. The name comes from the ancient European ballista. This new explosive has moderate explosive power, and burns smokeless, and has a stable structure and is safe to use, so it is also called "smokeless gunpowder of glyceryl trinitrate", referred to as "smokeless gunpowder".
"Nobel" also added ammonium nitrate to the "dynamite explosives" to make "ammonium dynamai" (ammo
dy
amite) explosives; Ammonium nitrate is also added to the "explosive glue" to make "ammonium glue substitute buying" (ammonium glue
gelati
-dy
amite) explosives.
The explosives factories of the "Nobel" are located in more than a dozen countries, including Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Russia, and the United States, and have won huge fortunes one after another. He also worked on rayon, rubber, leather, melting bauxite, making gemstones, improving batteries and telephones, among others, and it is difficult to calculate how many patented technologies he has acquired, while at least 355 patents have been granted in different countries in the liquidation of his personal assets.
"Nobel" also invested heavily in the Russian oil fields of Baku (Baku) and held a large stake, which added to his wealth. And he traveled between Germany, France, and Italy for business, without a personal secretary or lawyer, and often had to reply to letters in person. As a result, he was jokingly called "the richest tramp in Europe". However, it is a pity that the "Nobel" was only obsessed with scientific research and invention, but he never married.
In 1888, "Nobel" lived in Paris, France. One day, he read in the newspaper that his "obituary of death" was published, which mentioned that the deceased had invented explosives for use in war, which had caused many deaths. This made "Nobel" realize that the newspaper might have confused the death of his brother Ludvig Nobel with himself.
As a result, "Nobel" reflected on his motive for inventing the glyceryl trinitrate explosive, which was used to develop mines for the benefit of mankind, but it backfired, so he germinated the idea of establishing a reward fund to promote world peace. "Nobel" suffered from heart disease and angina pectoris in his later years, and died in San Remo (Sa) on December 10, 1896
Remo) died of a cerebral hemorrhage in his villa at the age of 63.
Prior to this, "Nobel" wrote his will in Paris on the night of November 27, 1895, in which he made his entire fortune worth 33 million Swedish francs (about 9.2 million US dollars at the time) as a "fund", with annual interest as a bonus (about 200,000 US dollars), divided into five equal parts, to be distributed to those who have made outstanding contributions in the five fields of physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature and peace every year.
Five years after the death of "Nobel", on December 10, 1901, the "anniversary of the death of Nobel" was held in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, and Oslo, the capital of Norway.
The Swedish Academy of Sciences awards prizes in physics and chemistry; Royal Carolin Medical Institute in Stockholm (Royal Ca
oli
e I
Stitute) is responsible for awarding prizes in physiology and medicine; The Swedish Academy is responsible for awarding literary prizes; The Norwegian Parliament elects a five-member committee to present the Peace Prize; The "Nobel Foundation" (a family-owned company) is responsible for the management of the property and the payment of the prize money, and stipulates that no more than four people can share the prize in each prize.
Since 1968, the "Nobel Prize" has been newly established as the "Economics Prize". This prize is established to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the establishment of the Bank of Sweden, and is paid by the Bank of Sweden every year to the Nobel Consortium, which is awarded by the Swedish Academy of Sciences, and is commonly known as the Nobel Prize in Economics.
The "Nobel Prize" consists of a gold medal, a certificate of merit and a large prize money. On the obverse of the medal is a "Nobel bust statue", marking the date of his birth and death in Roman characters; The reverse side of the Physics and Chemistry medals is engraved with an image of Isis, the goddess of illegitimacy and reproduction in Egyptian mythology, with the Virgin holding a horn of wealth and scientific wisdom, and the veil of the goddess.
The amount of the prize money varies from year to year, and the general trend is to increase year by year, reaching or exceeding $1 million in recent years.
The Physics and Chemistry Prizes and the Physiology and Medicine Prizes are awarded in October each year by the responsible institutions; On December 8, the award speech will be held, and each winner will report his or her achievements and achievements; A welcome party was held on December 9 at an exchange building in Stockholm, hosted by the Nobel consortium; On 10 December, the award ceremony was held at the Stockholm Concert Hall, with the presentation of gold medals and certificates by the King of Sweden; On December 11, the prize money was awarded and a gala dinner was held. The Peace Prize presentation ceremony was held in Oslo, Norway.
The "Nobel Prize" began in 1901, except for the period between 1916 and 1917, due to the First World War and 1940~1942 due to the Second World War. So far, it has been 103 years, and more than 500 people have won the award.
The "Nobel Prize" has made great contributions to the progress of world civilization, but it is sometimes affected by political factors in the peace prize and the literary prize.
The prizes in physics, chemistry, physiology and medicine were carefully examined, but there were individual mistakes. For example, in 1917 the Englishman Bacla (C.Ba
kla, 1877~1944) won the Physics Prize for the discovery of J-rays, but such rays did not exist; Another example is the Danes in 1926
J. Fibige
, 1867~1928) was awarded a prize in physiology and medicine for the study of a type of cancer that was entirely hypothetical.
In 1866, "Nobel" used glycerol trinitrate to manufacture the explosive "Denamai", the main ingredient is glyceryl trinitrate mixed with wood flour, saltpeter and calcium carbonate, far more powerful than the black powder invented in the ancient East, but the manufacturing technology of European gunpowder is still backward than the Ming Dynasty, until 1635, the British announced that the standard gunpowder formula used is saltpeter 75%, sulfur 12.5%, charcoal 12.5%.
This ratio is infinitely close to the optimal ratio of the "black powder" of the Ming Dynasty people in Eastern China. However, compared with the gunpowder invented by the "Nobel Prize", it is really far from the power of the gunpowder, which is also the direct reason why the ancient eastern countries in another time and space are backward and beaten. However, this is the exception of this plane.
Of course, Zhu Youzhen also learned that the "glycerin" used to make explosives comes from a wider range of sources, which can be lard, butter, mutton fat, vegetable oil, etc., which are heated and caustic soda to separate soap (sinking) and glycerin (floating). So I thought to myself, as long as there is enough grease and cotton, I can make a huge amount of explosives by myself!
Despite this, when the "giant girl" urged her brother to cast a spell again to forcibly drag back the consciousness of her apprentice Zhu Youzhen from a young man "Nobel" in the parallel universe of time and space in the future, it was equivalent to completely copying the memory of "Nobel" into Zhu Youzhen's mind, making him instantly have the life experience, thoughts and emotions of "Nobel", which made him feel very strange. But what's even more strange is that Zhu Youzhen has mastered a variety of Western languages without a teacher, which is inexplicable.
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