Polymethyl methacrylate, in the future, its common name is called plexiglass, or acrylic.

But for now, this is a polymer that does not exist in this world.

The development of plexiglass, and the development of the aircraft industry between World War I and World War II, can be regarded as mutually reinforcing.

With the progress of technology and industry, the plane flies faster and faster, and the flight altitude is getting higher and higher, and the air in the air is getting thinner and colder, and the oncoming wind is getting stronger and stronger.

In the increasingly harsh environment, the use of an open-top cockpit design is likely to pose a certain danger to the driver's personal safety, so it is necessary to start using a closed cockpit.

In order not to obscure the pilot's view, glass gradually appeared on the plane.

However, glass is a fragile product, and in order to prevent air pressure changes or bird impact that may cause it to break, the glass on the aircraft must be very thick, and the window surface cannot be too large.

This results in an increased load on the aircraft and a reduced range of vision for the pilot.

If there is such a material that is as transparent as glass, lighter than glass, stronger than glass, and has better weather resistance, it can indeed bring great improvement to the aircraft.

Some people may say that in order to make a few dollars, Chen Muwu made plexiglass for use on the plane in advance, which is a disguised behavior of the enemy.

The more advanced the enemy's weapons, the more intensified the aggression against China.

But in fact, the emergence of plexiglass is the least influential link for the development of aircraft.

Without engines with more powerful thrust and more aerodynamic aircraft design drawings, the performance of the aircraft will not be greatly improved.

So replacing the glass on the plane with plexiglass is really the most irrelevant thing.

And Chen Muwu only knows that this material is called polymethyl methacrylate, which is a polymer made of methyl methacrylate.

He told Dowding that he could provide the material.

But whether he can make plexiglass in the laboratory, and how much time it takes to make the first plexiglass, Chen Muwu has no bottom in his heart.

However, this does not affect his bragging, the military has always been very generous in investing in weapons and equipment, and it is a sum of money that can be deceived by research funds, and Chen Langtai is by no means too much.

In fact, there is no need for Chen Muwu to explain so much, Dao Ding is very interested in this new material that he doesn't know what to call it.

However, what attracted him the most was not lightness, nor was it easy to process, but bulletproof.

A bulletproof and transparent material, it can not only be installed in airplanes and fly into the sky, but also has its great use on land.

Replacing glass on cars, carriages and even tanks also plays an extra layer of protection for personal safety.

But Dowding is also the master of not seeing rabbits and not scattering eagles.

He couldn't just listen to Chen Muwu's words, and he didn't even see the actual sample, so he did business with him out of thin air.

Even if this new material is indeed as magical as Chen Muwu said, the brigadier general Daoding can't make the final decision.

Now he didn't care about using the knowledge of Su Gang, who had already made a good draft, to get close to Chen Muwu, but couldn't wait to discuss this new material with Chen Muwu: "Dr. Chen, did you bring this new type of material you said today?" ”

"Of course not."

Chen Muwu thought to himself, I only came up with an idea after seeing you, how could I carry it with me.

"And when will I see this new material?"

Chen Muwu was invited over today to give a speech to the Ghost Club's gang of gods.

If he continued to talk about business with Dowding, it would be a bit noisy and impolite.

"You might as well leave me an address and I'll contact you later."

Chen Muwu was not afraid that Dow Ding would look down on the "new material" plexiglass he proposed, and he was not afraid that the British Royal Air Force would snatch this technology and patent from him.

After all, in addition to Dowding, he has another potential buyer, and that is the Duke of York that Huxley just mentioned.

In keeping with royal tradition, Prince Albert enlisted in the army as a young man and entered the Royal Navy.

It stands to reason that the prince should be like Zhao Mengsheng in "Garland Under the Mountain" when he becomes a soldier.

It's just that I didn't expect that a few years after he joined the army, a big war broke out in Europe.

Prince Edward was also serving in the British army at that time, but as the crown prince of the United Kingdom and the future heir to the throne, no one dared to let Prince Edward come to the front line.

But Prince Albert, as the second eldest of the king's family, immediately became an unlucky guy who didn't love his grandmother and uncle, and no one cared about his life or death as much as his eldest brother.

Albert participated in the Battle of Jutland, the fiercest battle of World War I, and it is not known if he met Blackett, who also participated in this naval battle.

In this way, Prince Albert became the first British monarch to fight at war on the front lines in almost a hundred years after William IV.

He later moved from the Royal Navy to the Royal Air Force, where he learned to fly an aircraft and rose through the ranks to Squadron Leader.

After leaving the army and being made Duke of York by his father, King George V, he took on more royal duties, visiting coal mines, factories and railroads on behalf of his father, earning him the nickname "Prince of Industry".

Chen Muwu thought that it was better to do business with the Royal Air Force than to do business directly with the Royal Force.

The crown prince of Sweden directly matched him with the Wallenberg family, the richest family in Sweden.

Although this prince of Britain is the second, he can't stand the great cause of the Great Emperor, and the resources in his hands should not be much worse than Gustav.

If General Dowding wasn't interested in plexiglass, he could go straight to the Duke of York.

The Duke of York also served in the Air Force and was interested in industry.

And Huxley has just said that the Duke of York often used Chen Muwu's name in private parties to brag to their Oxford graduates.

Is this bull blowing for nothing? I have usurped the right to my name, so I have to let my blood go.

……

Under Doyle's introduction, Chen Muwu finally recognized the dozen or so people who were present today.

As for the lecture on that parallel universe, Chen Muwu did not speak for more than half an hour in total.

He only talked about physics, and he didn't say a word about ghosts.

Then there was the Q&A session from the audience, which were very amateurish, and some of the things even appeared in the lecture just now.

It can be seen that except for a few fanatics like Doyle, most of these people are not so serious about ghosts and gods.

They seem to be using the ghost club as a social place to relieve some of their excess energy.

After the meal, someone Zhang Luo went to the next room to play a few rounds of mahjong.

Knowing that the stakes of these people must be very large, Chen Muwu will definitely not participate, because his level is very limited, and he missed an opportunity to win money for the school in vain.

Chen Muwu didn't go, and Doyle, as the person who invited him to give a lecture, naturally couldn't go.

He was still a little reluctant, and continued to discuss the issue of parallel universes with Chen Muwu: "Dr. Chen, your lecture tonight is very exciting. It's just that I have to confirm again, that is, we communicate with other people in another parallel universe, do you think it really can't be realized? ”

"Instead of believing in communicating with them, we should believe that there are UFOs in this world."

Chen Muwu whispered.

Doyle asked, puzzled, "UFO?" What's that? ”

It's over, are you talking too much?

But Chen Muwu couldn't find another explanation for this abbreviation for a while, so he had to honestly tell Doyle: "Sir Doyle, do you believe in the existence of aliens?"

"UFO, Unidentified Flying Object, Unidentified Flying Object. It is recorded in ancient Chinese and European books that people can occasionally see something strange in the sky during the day or evening, and it is impossible to distinguish what it is.

"They are not like birds, they are not like clouds, they are not like kites, airships, or airplanes.

"I think these things may be alien vehicles, and they may be visiting our Earth in this kind of UFO.

"That's exactly one of the settings in a science fiction piece I'm currently working on."

"Dr. Chen, you mean, science fiction ......?"

"Yes, sir, exactly. As the most famous detective writer in the UK, I wonder if you have watched the George Chan series recently? ”

"Of course, it was a really good book, and it was the first time I had seen a Chinese detective in the main character.

And coincidentally, the Chinese genius is also surnamed Chen. I think this is an act of tribute to Dr. Chan after reading about your glorious deeds in the newspaper.

"It's just, why did you suddenly bring up that book? Or is it Dr. Chan that you are the author behind it? ”

"It's worthy of being a writer who can create a great literary image of Sherlock Holmes, sir, you guessed it right, I am the author of George Chen.

"It all happened by accident, and I had a couple of friends at Cambridge who started a publishing house after they graduated, and that was Penguin.

But because it was a new publishing house, I couldn't find an author to work with, so I had to try to ask my friends and classmates for manuscripts.

"I also heard about this by chance, so I submitted one with the idea of giving it a try, but I didn't expect it to pass the layers of screening, and I didn't expect it to be liked by the majority of readers, and it became an instant hit in the UK.

"That's the case, now the whole publishing house is relying on my books to make money, but I don't have any good ideas lately, so I thought about not writing detectives first, and trying to create science fiction."

Chen Muwu thought that since this was the case, it would be better to have a showdown with Doyle, and he also thought of another new idea.

"Oh my God!" After hearing this answer, Doyle exclaimed, "Dr. Chen, you are hiding so deeply! Not only me, but other famous British detective writers are very interested in the George Chan series of books.

But rather than guessing how George Chen solved the puzzle at the last moment, what is more interesting is the author of this series of books, Mr. York, who is sacred.

"If you hadn't told me today, I wouldn't have imagined that you were behind this George Chen."

Now that he has handed over the bottom, Chen Muwu directly sent an invitation to Doyle.

"Sir, only God knows about this, you know it, and I know it, don't tell anyone about it.

"Also, I have a reluctant request. You've always been my idol, and Sherlock Holmes is my favorite literary image.

"I hope you can create a linkage between Sherlock Holmes and George Chen, as a way to help my George Chen do a publicity and promotion.

"I assure you, if you write such an article, Penguin will not treat you badly in terms of remuneration.

"At the same time, I will also add parallel universes to future research projects, and if I have the opportunity, I will delve into the feasibility of communication between us and another universe."

Chen Muwu knew that Doyle relied on the royalties of the Sherlock Holmes series, and he was not short of money at all.

Even if Penguin Press pays a lot of money, he doesn't want to write, so he won't write it.

Therefore, Chen Muwu coaxed Doyle with some conscience, saying that he would study the affairs of parallel universes, hoping that he could create a joint work between Sherlock Holmes and George Chen.

If there is Doyle's endorsement, then the influence of Fu Manchu written by the clown Luo Heigou in Europe and the United States will not be George Chen's opponent.

"That's a good proposition, I don't have any problems, it's just ......"

"Just what?"

Chen Muwu asked eagerly, he didn't want to hear the news of the refusal.

“…… Dr. Chen, you still don't lack money to do research on parallel universes, if you don't have enough, just mention it to me. I'll go on a lecture tour in the U.S., and that should be enough to fund your research! ”

He really, I cried to death.

Lie to Doyle himself, and Doyle will lie to the Americans.

It is estimated that the Americans themselves could not have imagined that they came to Britain under the banner of spiritism to cheat British fools like Doyle out of money.

I didn't expect Doyle to be able to cheat back more money from their fellow Americans.

"Yes, Sir Doyle, I'll give you a start if you need to. In the next few days, I will contact Penguin Press and ask them to send a professional to communicate with you about it. ”

"No problem, Dr. Chen, then I wish us a happy cooperation in advance!"

……

After attending this banquet-style lecture, in addition to getting a reward of 1,000 pounds that had been negotiated a long time ago, Chen Muwu also met many unexpected celebrities, found a possible channel to do business with the British Royal Air Force, and also got the endorsement of George Chen, the author of Sherlock Holmes, Doyle, and he really gained a lot from this trip.

After coming to London, Chen Muwu had already met with Sweden's Marcus Jr. and finished giving lectures to the people of the Ghost Club, and then he should return to the David-Faraday experiment as soon as possible.

However, he didn't want to go there to study the established magnetic effect of superconductors, but he thought that he would quickly get a sample of plexiglass and make some money to spend.

(End of chapter)