Different from the various advanced technology TVs in later generations, the so-called TV theory in this era is actually relatively simple and easy to implement.

Long after the advent of radio waves and radio, research into television sets in Australasia has been carried out, and even quite a few results have been achieved.

Of course, televisions in this era were not yet called televisions. Theoretically, the world's first television set was called the Magic Box at the time.

Because this seemingly behemothic but inconspicuous black box can clearly show the image of a ventriloquist performer.

Although judged by the eyes of later generations, this so-called image is very blurry and has a lot of noise.

But if you look at it from the eyes of the time, it is simply a masterpiece of God. It doesn't take the high cost of a movie to be able to retain a person's image, and it can also be played and watched anytime and anywhere, which is the most magical and attractive.

It's a pity that the world's first television invented by Baird is destined to not go far on the road of television because of the mechanical principle.

Arthur also understood this, so Australasia's television development began on an electronic path, specializing in electronic televisions.

"Mr. Baird, is this the television you invented?" In a laboratory of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Arthur looked at Baird, who had joined the Royal Academy of Australasia, with a little curiosity, and asked his own questions.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Baird nodded a little proudly, and introduced to Arthur: "Your Majesty, please see, according to your request, we have developed an electronic movie player, and named it a television.

What you're looking at is the screen of the TV set, and later we're going to play a movie, and you'll be able to see it on that screen. ”

"Play it wirelessly?" There was no other way to connect to the outside world than an antenna on the top of the TV, and there was no other way to connect to the outside world, which also made Arthur curious.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The TV we have developed has achieved wireless playback, as long as you can receive radio waves from the TV transmitter, you can watch the transmitted program on the TV. Baird nodded and said.

The film that came to test the performance of the TV is still the famous Australasian dream. Arthur was familiar with the movie, but it was the first time he had seen it on such a TV, and he was still slightly curious.

Arthur also knew the history of the birth of television, and knew that the screen of the world's first television was only the size of a postage stamp.

But now, the screen of the TV in front of him has exceeded Arthur's expectations, and it looks at least the size of four Apples.

Seeing Arthur put his eyes on the TV screen, Baird explained with a smile, "Your Majesty, this is the result of my research with Bildt. We use a cathode vacuum tube to electronically visualize the image, which is more advanced than the mechanical TV that we have developed before, and the screen can naturally become larger. ”

Speaking of which, Baird and Bildt were both leaders in the development of televisions. The two men's fields of study were mechanical and electronic televisions, and they are both well-known figures in the history of television.

Arthur is also fortunate enough to have the Victoria Prize, which is currently the world's most famous scientific research award in the name of Queen Victoria.

The Victoria Award has a history of more than 20 years, and more than 100 people have won the Victoria Award, all of whom are well-known figures in their fields.

Any one of these people is a famous scientist and expert in history, and most of them have been co-opted to Australasia.

What kind of exaggeration is this? To put it bluntly, no one will refuse the wooing of a king, especially the wooing of a king with a lot of money.

It is precisely because of these experts who have been famous in history that the scientific field in Australasia has progressed so smoothly.

Arthur, who is currently developing the Victoria Prize, has only recently learned about it, and although he has expected it, he is still a little surprised.

Because Arthur threw a lot of money and frenzied publicity, the current Victoria Prize is definitely the most tempting award in the eyes of these researchers.

Even if you are just a nobody, after winning any Victoria Prize, you can become a world-famous expert.

In the past 20 years, other countries have not created awards and Victoria Prize competitions, but they have all lost to the arrogance of the Victoria Award and the popularity of Queen Victoria.

The Victoria Prize is still the same six, with no changes to the Prize for Literature, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Science and Technology, but the Prize for Medicine has been modified to become Medicine or Biology.

Suffice it to say that any scientist who wins the Victoria Prize will immediately become a bait for grabbing from other countries.

However, Australasia's strength in grabbing people has not been weak. Any expert who receives the Victoria Prize will receive a property, a car, an honorary professor at any of Australasia's universities, a third-class fellowship of the Royal Australasian Academy of Sciences, and a $200,000 free research grant.

Any of these awards are worth a lot of money, except for cars and real estate, which are the cheapest, and the rest of the titles and positions are worth about $200,000.

Honorary professors of universities are just that, and many scientific researchers who have made outstanding contributions can fully obtain such a title.

But the third-level academician of the Royal Academy of Sciences is already the pinnacle of the academician level of the Academy of Sciences. His rank is equivalent to that of the mayor of the city, and he is already considered a high-ranking figure in Australasia.

Anyone who takes a step up to become an honorary vice president is directly equivalent to the governor, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the top figure in Australasia.

This is also the hierarchy of the Royal Academy of Sciences, which Arthur deliberately instituted, in order to reward those who are scientific researchers of the Royal Academy of Sciences, and at the same time give them sufficient motivation in scientific research.

You must know that as long as you enter the Royal Academy of Sciences, you are an expert of the Royal Academy of Sciences, and you enjoy the salary level and welfare policies that ordinary people cannot reach at all.

Further academicians, vice presidents and deans are even more heights that ordinary people cannot reach in a lifetime, which is also the easiest way to improve the salary level and welfare of scientific researchers.

At present, the Royal Academy of Sciences has more than 800 scientific researchers, 179 experts, 322 first-class academicians, 184 second-class academicians, 112 third-class academicians, 14 honorary vice-presidents, 5 vice-presidents, 1 honorary president, and 1 president.

These 800 people spend up to $20 million in R&D funds per year, with an average of $25,000 per person per year.

Of course, in fact, everyone must not have so much money for R&D. Because some large R&D projects cost the most research money, but this does not stop the experts of the Royal Australasian Academy of Sciences from spending one of the largest R&D funds in the world.

Especially for some of the more major projects, Arthur does not have any requirements for funding for these projects, as long as it is a normal expense, and the application for additional funds will not be refused.

It is also with the support of Arthur that the research of the Royal Academy of Sciences is relatively smooth, and technological breakthroughs in all aspects are constantly being made.

The Australasian film lasted nearly two hours, Arthur watched it for more than an hour, and the radio connection was relatively stable.

Of course, this also depends to a large extent on the fact that there was a radio transmission device in the palace, otherwise it would not have been so stable.

"Mr. Baird, how much does such a television cost?" After watching the movie, Arthur couldn't wait to look at Baird.

"Your Majesty, the cost of this TV you see is as high as 155 Australian dollars, and there is no way to reduce its cost at present, and the cost price of mass production can only be reduced to about 140 Australian dollars at most." The cost of the TV is the biggest problem with the current TV set, and Baird can only tell the truth.

"$140?" Arthur frowned, and the joy of the birth of the TV disappeared by half: "This is more than the income of ordinary people for two years, that is, it is impossible for the current TV set to reach more people." ”

Televisions are different from radios, and there is a world of difference between them in terms of size. The simple structure of the radio makes the cost of the radio very low, which is simply not possible with the current television set.

Of course, the purpose of the two is not at all the same. All the radio has to do is to receive the radio signal and then play the sound.

However, the TV needs to accept radio waves, and then play it in the form of a picture, which is many times more difficult, and the cost of the TV set is also reasonable.

But it's a pity that ordinary people can't afford such expensive TV sets.

The role of a television set is only for entertainment, but it costs a person more than two years of income, or even three or four years of money, to save money for entertainment, which is not cost-effective in the eyes of ordinary people.

"Can every TV be able to play so consistently?" Arthur asked again.

The stability of signal reception is related to people's impression and favor of television. Just like no one wants to watch a movie while the screen keeps spinning, this sense of disappointment is enough to make people give up entertainment.

"If the radio wave signal is stable, it can be done in theory, Your Majesty." Baird did not dare to guarantee the ticket, and could only put forward an ambiguous concept, that is, theoretically.

Rubbing his brows, Arthur also understood the current situation of TV. Although it is a more convenient way to watch movies, it is obviously only affordable for the wealthy, and it also needs to ensure the signal of radio waves, which also means that the audience of the TV set has nothing to do with the ordinary people.

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