After discussing with Ye Gongchao about going to a photo studio one day to take pictures, and going to the legation in London one day to go through the formalities, the people in this conference room of the Cavendish laboratory also walked away.

Chen Muwu was busy with the big matter of defense, and regardless of the fat Trinity College robe he was wearing, he took a wad of paper out of the door of the conference room and stepped on the creaking iron staircase.

"Please come in."

Rutherford's voice was as loud as ever, and after getting his consent, Chen Muwu pushed open the door to his director's office.

"Chen, or should I call you Dr. Chen now, we just met, do you have anything to do now?"

"Director, I would like to apply for several patents in major countries in the United Kingdom, Europe, and North America through the Cavendish Laboratory."

Chen Muwu gently put the pile of paper that he had been holding in his hand since he came out of the laboratory on the desk in front of him.

This is exactly what he wrote in advance about the patent for the electron microscope and several of its key components while he was waiting for the defense of his graduation thesis.

Electron microscopy is also a Nobel Prize-level discovery, and if it is written as a paper, it should be able to earn Chen Muwu a lot of fame.

However, the impact of electron microscopy on Chen Muwu's reputation cannot be said to be icing on the cake, but can only be regarded as better than nothing.

So it's better to sort out this invention into a patent and get a patent certificate to make a small fortune.

Due to the high price, electron microscopes are not suitable for widespread use like optical microscopes.

But you get what you pay for, and its resolution accuracy is also too high, which leads to a surprising and winning effect in scientific research.

Damn, General Electric, a vacuum pump that is not so sophisticated can be sold for 8,000 dollars.

It's not too much for me to sell him thousands of pounds, right?

Now, with the human and financial resources of the Cavendish Laboratory, it is possible to build a prototype of an electron microscope.

However, mass production of electron microscopes in the laboratory is labor-intensive and time-consuming.

Moreover, the main mission of the laboratory is to find science and technology that can change human life, and commercial development and promotion are not in its purpose.

In the original time and space, the first electron microscope also came out of the laboratory in 1931, but the first commercial electron microscope appeared seven years later at Siemens in Germany.

Therefore, at present, Chen Muwu does not plan to engage in commercial manufacturing of electron microscopes, but only applies for patents first and sells them at a price.

And the reason why he chose to apply for this patent together with the Cavendish laboratory is also the same as the previous publishing house with the Apostle Society, which is to "pull the banner and pull the tiger's skin".

The names of Cambridge University and Cavendish Laboratory are resounding all over the world, and even if someone, mainly a non-martial American, wants to plagiarize patents, they have to think about it.

Therefore, Chen Muwu would rather choose to give up half of the profits from the patent to keep the other half of the profits that belong to him.

He also didn't want to take risks and leave himself alone with 100% losses.

There are researchers who use their own scientific research results to develop corresponding new instruments, and then apply for patents through the channels of the Cavendish laboratory, and Rutherford has seen a lot as the director of the laboratory.

Far from it, let's just say that the patent procedures for the mass spectrometer invented by Aston were also applied for with the help of Cavendish Laboratories.

So as soon as he heard that Chen Muwu was going to apply for a patent, Rutherford didn't think so at first.

But after seeing the patent title he put on the table, and studying its contents more carefully, Rutherford's thought became that he could use this electron microscope to see what was in the mind of the genius in front of him.

He could think of using diffraction experiments to confirm the wave properties of electrons, which is already a remarkable act.

Unexpectedly, Chen Muwu had just confirmed the volatility of electrons, and he thought of using this wave with a shorter wavelength to replace visible light, which was indeed a genius move.

Although long after the discovery of X-rays, some people thought of using X-rays with shorter wavelengths to make microscopes with higher resolution.

However, one of the major difficulties with this approach is that X-rays are more difficult to focus than visible light because of their short wavelength.

But Chen Muwu replaced it with an electron with a very short wavelength here, how can he focus on it?

Rutherford just wanted to ask Chen Muwu this question, but found that there seemed to be a few pieces of paper under the patent.

When he turned the page, he found that there was also a patent underneath, which read "A Method for Making an Electronic Lens".

Good boy, you already predicted my prediction, didn't you?

Seeing his student's scientific sense so sharp and his mind so delicate, Rutherford smiled.

"Dr. Chen, no problem, these patents can be applied for by Cavendish Laboratories to various countries around the world.

"And you don't have to talk to the lab about the profits from patents.

"According to the rules, Cavendish will only take 20% of them, and the remaining 80% will belong to you personally."

"Director, that's great."

Chen Muwu was ready to divide fifty-fifty, but he didn't expect the laboratory to be so conscientious.

"But, Chen, now that you've written down these principles on paper, can you try to make an electron microscope in reality?

"It just so happens that you don't have a position in the Cavendish lab right now, so why don't you think of it as your first job after joining the company? When the new semester starts this fall, I can send you a few students to help. ”

"Okay, Director."

Rutherford only assigned Chen Muwu a task, but did not specify a specific time, which was just convenient for him to continue fishing in Cavendish's laboratory.

So Chen Muwu agreed without hesitation.

"So, Chen, do you have anything else to do besides these patents?"

"There is indeed another thing, Director, I want to ask, you just said that I can have a few students to help in the future.

"Now that I've got a job at Cavendish Labs and a faculty position at Trinity College, can I be eligible for admissions? Not much, I only need one place a year, and there are many students in my hometown who are better than me, and the reason why they don't get ahead is just because they have one chance less than me. ”

The reason why Chen Muwu was in such a hurry to rush out the patent of this electron microscope was to have the confidence to bargain with Rutherford when he made this request.

Although he has obtained a doctorate, Chen Muwu's plan to run a school is not yet known when it will be realized.

But he can't return to China now, but that doesn't mean that he can't find another way to do the opposite, and let students come to the UK to find him, isn't it?

Chen Muwu was afraid that he would get a negative answer from his teacher, so he hurriedly added: "I can pay all the money for this student's tuition, accommodation and miscellaneous expenses in daily life, etc., just to let Cambridge University give him an admission place......

"I can also continue to transfer more of the royalties to the Cavendish Laboratories for the royalties just now......

Rutherford knew why his beloved disciple was so excited.

"Chen, don't worry, let's sit down and talk slowly."

"You said you were going to recruit people to Cambridge, and that's fine.

"Education at the University of Cambridge has always been fair, as long as the student you mentioned can pass the entrance exams of each college, even if it may be difficult to get into Trinity College, but there are so many colleges in Cambridge to choose from.

"But what affects a person's ability to get into Cambridge University is not the difficulty of the entrance exam, but the high cost of tuition.

"If it hadn't been for the guy in front of me who suddenly got married and gave up that scholarship, I might still be an old farmer who stayed in New Zealand to dig potatoes.

"Different colleges have different scholarships, as long as the level of the person you find is high enough, then I will try to help him get into a better college.

"Although the money provided by each college is not as good as the high scholarship of 300 pounds a year offered to you by Trinity College, it can also solve certain difficulties.

"It's the same with Cavendish Labs, and according to the rules, we should also conduct an assessment of this person before entering the school.

"But the rules are dead, people are alive, for your sake, as long as your compatriots are good enough, then maybe we can arrange it as appropriate."

Rutherford's words can be regarded as a reassuring pill for Chen Muwu.

Although at the end of last year, Zhu Zhaoxin sent a telegram calling him from Cambridge to London to stand for Fan Yuanlian, a representative of the Ministry of Education who came to negotiate with the British government.

However, after all, the Gengzi project involves the interests and games between the two countries, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to start within five years.

Nominally, the Gengzi indemnity is used to fund China's education and cultural undertakings, but there is a big hole waiting for the people to jump, and there is a big hole for Britain to drill.

China's Ministry of Education wants more of the money to go to universities in the mainland, but as a-stirring stick, they say they prefer to allocate the money to Hong Kong.

After all, although it has been forcibly leased, the port is still part of your people, right?

If you do not admit that allocating money to universities and middle schools in Hong Kong is equivalent to allocating money to the education undertakings of the People's Republic of China, then it is equivalent to admitting in disguise that Hong Kong is not a part of your People's Republic of China.

Historically, the first batch of Geng funds to stay in the UK was delayed until nine years later, in 1933.

But long before that, the Americans began to subsidize Geng's stay in the United States.

Relying on the continuous allocation of money by the Americans, a large number of international students continued to board ships from the 16 Pu Wharf in the sea and cross the Pacific Ocean, where they received American-style education.

Although Chen Muwu's money is not much, relying on the profits of the publishing house and the patent fees of the electron microscope in the future, it should be no problem to sponsor one or two students to study in the UK every year.

Every time he wins a student from the Americans, it is a victory for Chen Muwu.

What's more, his income will never stop there, and when he finds a higher-level white glove in the future, his wealth will continue to grow.

"Thank you, thank you, Director."

"That's good, Chen, do you have anything else?"

"There shouldn't be anything else, Director...... Oh yes, tonight at the Eagle Bar, my Ph.D. graduation party, teacher, you should be there too, right? ”

Rutherford laughed heartily and said, "Of course, I must drink this glass of wine of yours!" ”

……

Many people in Cambridge get their degrees every year, so when it comes to running a graduation party, the Eagle Bar can be said to be very proficient.

The presence of professors from Trinity College and Cavendish Laboratory, headed by Old Tomson, did not dampen the enthusiasm of the students.

On the contrary, these professors also enjoyed the atmosphere in this bar, and they felt a lot younger when they stayed in the Eagle Bar.

The reason why Chen Muwu invited these professors was actually to ask for a talisman for himself.

Today's protagonists are nominally Chen Muwu and Ye Gongchao, two graduates who just graduated with degrees this summer.

But in fact, most of the people who came to the Eagle Bar came for Chen Muwu.

In the past, he had always found various reasons not to drink, but this time if he wanted to escape alcohol again, he had to use his crooked brain.

As long as he, Chen Muwu, sits with the professors, it is estimated that those people will not be so embarrassed to come forward to irrigate himself again.

But the only inconvenience of sitting at this table is that Chen Muwu is sandwiched between Dirac, who also does not drink, and his teacher Fowler.

In front of him, a pen and a few pieces of paper were already arranged.

Chen Muwu was forced to catch the ducks on the shelves, picked up the pen, and couldn't help complaining in his heart, this person can really roll!

However, since it is not in the Cavendish laboratory now, if Chen Muwu engages in his theory, it will be difficult for Rutherford to say anything again.

Moreover, there is also his son-in-law, who is also a theorist, sitting next to him, so it cannot be said that theory is useless, and only experiments can discover the truth.

Rutherford could only follow his teacher, Old Tomson Sr., to drink beer glass by glass and talk about where he was going to go on vacation or play golf in the upcoming summer vacation.

(End of chapter)