Reborn and become a Great Scientist

Chapter 184 Chapter 132

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

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

The development of plexiglass and the development of the aircraft manufacturing industry between World War I and World War II can be regarded as mutual promotion.

With the advancement of technology and industry, aircraft fly faster and faster, and the altitude of the flight is getting higher and higher. The air in the high altitude is getting thinner and colder, and the head-on wind is getting stronger and stronger.

As the environment is getting worse and worse, using an open-top cockpit design is likely to cause certain dangers to the personal safety of the driver, so a closed cockpit has to be adopted.

In order not to block the driver's view, glass gradually appeared on the plane.

However, glass is a fragile product. In order to prevent changes in air pressure or possible shattering caused by the impact of flying birds, the glass on the plane must be very thick, and the window cannot be opened too large.

This increases the load on the aircraft and reduces the pilot's field of vision.

If, as Chen Muwu said, there is such a material that is as transparent as glass, lighter than glass, stronger than glass, and has better weather resistance, it will indeed bring great benefits to aircraft. promote.

Some people may say that in order to earn some money, Chen Muwu made plexiglass for use in airplanes in advance, which is a disguised act of capitalizing on the enemy.

The more advanced the enemy's weapons are, the more intensified their aggression against China will be.

But in fact, the appearance of plexiglass has the least impact on the development of aircraft.

Without more powerful engines and more aerodynamic aircraft blueprints, the performance of the aircraft will not be greatly improved.

So replacing the glass in airplanes with plexiglass is really the last thing that matters.

Moreover, Chen Muwu only knew that this material was called polymethyl methacrylate, which was a polymer made of methyl methacrylate.

Although he told Dowding that he could provide this material.

But whether he can make plexiglass in the laboratory, and how long it will take to make the first piece of plexiglass, Chen Muwu has no idea.

However, this does not affect his bragging. The military has always invested heavily in weapons and equipment, and Chen Langtai will never be too much if he can get a fortune in research funds.

In fact, Chen Muwu didn't need to explain so much, Daoding was very interested in this new type of material that he didn't know what it was called.

However, what attracted him most was not the lightness or ease of processing, but bulletproof.

A bulletproof and transparent material, it can not only be loaded into the aircraft to fly into the sky, but also has great uses on land.

Installing replacement glass on cars, carriages and even tanks also provides an extra layer of protection for personal safety.

But Dowding is also the master who sees the rabbit and does not cast the eagle.

He couldn't just listen to Chen Muwu's one-sided words and make a deal with him without even seeing the actual samples.

Even if this new type of material is indeed as miraculous as Chen Muwu said, Brigadier General Dawding cannot make the final decision.

Now, he can't take advantage of the knowledge and knowledge of Hong Kong that he has prepared for a long time to get close to Chen Muwu, but can't wait to discuss this new material with Chen Muwu: "Dr. come yet?"

"of course not."

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

"Then when can I meet this new material?"

Chen Muwu was invited here today to give a speech to the gang of magicians from the Ghost Club.

If he continued to discuss business with Dawding, it would be a little too pretentious and impolite.

"You may wish to leave me an address, and I will contact you in a few days."

Chen Muwu was not afraid that Dawding 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, besides Dowding, he has another potential buyer, that is the Duke of York mentioned by Huxley just now.

Following the tradition of the royal family, Prince Albert enlisted in the army when he was young and entered the Royal Navy.

It stands to reason that the prince's military service should be like that of Zhao Mengsheng in "The Garland Under the Mountain", just going through the formalities.

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

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

But Prince Albert, as the second child of the king's family, immediately became the unlucky guy whose grandma didn't love his uncle. No one cared about his life like he cared about his elder brother.

Albert participated in the fiercest Jutland naval battle in World War I. I don't know if he has seen Blackett who also participated in this naval battle.

In this way, Prince Albert became the first British monarch to fight on the front line in nearly 100 years after William IV.

He later transferred from the Royal Navy to the Royal Air Force, where he learned aircraft piloting skills and rose to the rank of squadron leader.

After leaving the army and being made the Duke of York by his father, King George V, he began to take on more royal duties, visiting coal mines, factories and railways for his father, earning the nickname "Prince of Industry".

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

The crown prince of Sweden directly connected him with the Wallenberg family, the wealthiest family in Sweden.

Although the prince of England is the second child, he can't stand the big business of the empire, and the resources in his hands should not be worse than Gustav's.

If this General Dowding is not interested in plexiglass, then he can go directly to the Duke of York to talk.

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

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

Is this bull blowing in vain?If you infringe on your own name rights, you have to let your blood out.

……

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

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

He just talked about the knowledge of physics, and he didn't mention a word about ghosts.

Then came the questioning session from the audience. Those questions were very amateurish, and some 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 just use this ghost club as a social place to drain their excess energy.

After the meal, someone arranged to go to the next room to play a few rounds of mahjong.

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

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

Still unwilling to give up, he continued to discuss the issue of parallel universes with Chen Muwu: "Dr. Chen, your lecture tonight is very exciting. I just want to make sure that we communicate with other people in another parallel universe. Do you think it's really impossible?"

"Instead of believing that you can communicate with them, it is better to believe that there are UFOs in this world."

Chen Muwu complained in a low voice.

Doyle asked puzzled, "UFO? What is that?"

It's over, are you talking too much again?
But Chen Muwu couldn't find another explanation for this acronym 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. Whether it is recorded in ancient Chinese or European books, people can occasionally see some strange things in the sky during the day or evening, and they cannot tell what they are. .

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

"I think these things may be the means of transportation of aliens, and they may come to visit our earth in this kind of UFO.

"This is exactly a setting in a science fiction novel I'm currently conceiving."

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

"That's right, Sir, it's a novel. As the most famous writer of detective novels in Britain, have you read George Chen's series of novels recently?"

"Of course, that book is really well written, and it's the first time I've seen a detective novel with a Chinese protagonist.

"And coincidentally, that Chinese genius is also surnamed Chen. I think this is an act of paying tribute to Dr. Chen after the author has read about your glorious deeds in the newspaper.

"It's just, why did you suddenly mention that book? Or, Dr. Chen, you are the author behind it?"

"As expected of a writer who can create the great literary image of Sherlock Holmes, sir, you guessed right, I am the author of George Chen.

"It all happened by accident, and I had a few friends at Cambridge University who started a publishing house after graduation, which was the Penguin Press.

"But because it is a new publishing house, I can't find a co-author, so I can only try to ask friends and classmates around me for a manuscript.

"I also heard about this incident by chance, so I submitted an article with the idea of ​​giving it a try. I didn't expect it to pass the screening, and I didn't expect it to be liked by a large number of readers, and it became a hit in the UK. red.

"The situation is like this. Now the entire publishing house is relying on my few books for revenue. It's just that I don't have any good ideas recently. I just want to say that I don't want to write detective novels and try science fiction."

Chen Muwu thought that since this was the case, he might as well just have a showdown with Doyle. At the same time, he thought of another new idea.

"My God!" After hearing this answer, Doyle exclaimed, "Dr. Chen, you have hidden it so deeply! Not only me, but other famous British detective novel writers are very fond of George Chen's series of books." interested.

"However, rather than guessing how George Chen solved the puzzle at the last moment, everyone is more interested in who is the author of this set of books, Mr. York.

"If you hadn't told me today, I would never have guessed that you were behind George Chen."

Now that the submission has been made, Chen Muwu directly invited Doyle to request a manuscript.

"Sir, only God knows about this matter, so don't tell anyone about it.

"Besides, I have another favor. You have always been my idol, and Sherlock Holmes is also my favorite literary image.

"I hope you can create a linkage novel between Sherlock Holmes and George Chen, as a promotion and promotion for my George Chen.

"I assure you, if you write such a novel, Penguin Publishing will never treat you badly in terms of remuneration.

"At the same time, I will also add parallel universes to future research topics. If I have the opportunity, I will study in depth the feasibility of communication between us and another universe."

Chen Muwu knew that Doyle was not short of money at all with the royalties from the Sherlock Holmes series.

No matter how high the money is from Penguin Publishing, if he doesn't want to write, he won't write.

That's why Chen Muwu coaxed Doyle out of conscience, saying that he would study parallel universes, hoping that he could create a collaboration 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 Chen Qiaozhi's opponent.

"That's a good proposal, I have no problem, it's just..."

"Just what?"

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

"...Dr. Chen, do you still need money for your research on parallel universes? If not, just let me know. I will go to the United States to give a lecture tour, which should be enough to provide you with research funding!"

He really, I cried to death.

If he deceives Doyle himself, Doyle will deceive the Americans.

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

Unexpectedly, Doyle was able to defraud more money from their fellow Americans.

"Okay, Sir Doyle, if necessary, I will start with you. I will contact Penguin Publishing in the next few days and ask them to send professionals to communicate with you about related issues."

"No problem, Dr. Chen, then first wish us a happy cooperation!"

……

After attending this banquet-like lecture, in addition to getting a reward of [-] pounds that had been negotiated long ago, Chen Muwu also met many unexpected celebrities and bigwigs, found a channel that might do business with the Royal Air Force, and got Doyle, the author of Sherlock Holmes, endorsed George Chen, and his trip was really rewarding.

After arriving in London, Chen Muwu had already met with the little Marcus from Sweden, and had given lectures to everyone in the Ghost Club. Next, he should return to the David-Faraday experiment as soon as possible.

However, he didn't want to go there to study the established superconductor magnetic effect, but thought, quickly get out the samples of plexiglass, and then earn some money to spend.

(End of this chapter)