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Chapter 1715 The Changed World (First Update, Please Subscribe)
"…With the commissioning of the aircraft carrier 'Borneo', the S.E. Navy will not only become the world's second naval force equipped with a super aircraft carrier, but its combat methods will also undergo fundamental changes…"

Zhou Yuzhen, who was driving the car, did not listen to the news broadcast on the radio. He was thinking about another thing in his mind - the improvement of CT scanning.

As an engineer at Kanghe, Zhou Yuzhen has devoted almost all of his energy to the research of CT scanners in the past five years. This new medical device is not only his professional mission, but also a persistence in his heart. Three years ago, Kanghe launched the world's first commercial CT scanner, and the first patient to receive a CT scan was a 41-year-old woman who had a brain tumor. Although the scanned images are blurry and even crude by today's standards, being able to distinguish between gray matter and white matter in the brain is already a major breakthrough in the medical field.

Zhou Yuzhen held the steering wheel, replaying the CT images in his mind.

Although the device caused a sensation at the time, it was far from perfect. Low image resolution, long scanning time, high radiation dose... these problems have always troubled him.

"It has to be improved," he whispered to himself, tapping his fingers on the steering wheel.
“It’s not just about resolution, but also scanning speed, radiation control… every detail cannot be overlooked.”

The car drove through a busy commercial district, and the sunlight reflected from the glass curtain wall shone on his face through the car window. Zhou Yuzhen had already begun to conceive a new design plan in his mind.

The car slowly stopped at a red light, and Zhou Yuzhen took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He knew that improving CT scanning was not something that could be done overnight, and it would require a lot of experiments and tests, and he might even encounter countless failures. But he also knew that he couldn't stop.

The light turned green, he stepped on the accelerator, and the car continued to move forward. The news on the radio had changed to the weather forecast, but he was still immersed in his own thoughts.

Soon, Zhou Yuzhen arrived at the company and pushed open the door of the company's laboratory. His colleague Ye Huachuan came towards him with a hint of nervousness and excitement on his face.

"Dr. Zhou, have you heard?"

Ye Huachuan lowered his voice, but his excitement was hard to conceal.
"Siemens has just released their CT machine, SIRETOM. This machine can reconstruct two images in one scan, and the matrix has been increased from 80x80 to 128x128. Their technology... seems to be ahead of us."

Zhou Yuzhen was slightly startled, and frowned slightly. He put down the document in his hand, thought for a moment, then frowned and said:

"Huachuan, do you still remember the scene when we released the first CT machine a few years ago? At that time, the whole world was shocked and even set off a 'CT fever'. More than 15 companies joined the research and development of CT scanners, and Siemens was just one of them."

Ye Huachuan nodded, but his expression was still a little uneasy:
"But now, their technology seems to have surpassed ours. Our products have not yet been put into production, and they have already launched more advanced equipment."

As Zhou Yuzhen walked, he said calmly:

"Technological competition has always been like this, with some leading and others catching up. But our research direction is not just to improve image clarity. We are also developing CT equipment that can be used for whole-body scanning, which is the trend of the future."

"Full body scan?"

Ye Huachuan widened his eyes, obviously surprised by this concept.

"You mean, not just the head, but the whole body?"

Zhou Yuzhen turned around, his eyes gleaming with confidence:
"That's right. We need to look beyond just scanning the head and scan any part of the body, not just the head. This will completely change the landscape of medical imaging. I named this project 'SOMATOM'."

Originally this was just an idea and not mature enough, but under the pressure from Siemens, Zhou Yuzhen had to come up with this plan.

"SOMATOM?"

Ye Huachuan repeated the name, looking a little confused.

Zhou Yuzhen smiled slightly and explained:
"'SOMA' means 'body' in Greek, and 'TOM' comes from the word 'tomography' in 'Computed Tomography'. So, 'SOMATOM' means 'whole body tomography'. This means that our device can be used not only for brain scans, but also for chest, abdomen, limbs... even whole body examinations."

Ye Huachuan was listening intently, and the surprise on his face was gradually replaced by excitement:
"This... this idea is incredible! If it can be realized, our equipment will far surpass Siemens' SIRETOM!"

Zhou Yuzhen nodded, with a hint of pride in his tone:
"Yes, but this is not just a technological breakthrough, it is a complete change in the way medical diagnosis is done. Imagine that doctors can get a comprehensive understanding of the patient's physical condition through a single scan, without having to perform multiple local examinations. This will greatly improve the efficiency and accuracy of diagnosis."

Ye Huachuan took a deep breath, as if he had seen the future scene:
"Dr. Zhou, whole body CT... this will be the next milestone in medical imaging."

Zhou Yuzhen patted Ye Huachuan on the shoulder and said firmly:
"So, we have to speed up our progress. Siemens may be ahead for now, but we have bigger goals. As long as we persevere, SOMATOM will definitely become a product that changes the world."

Change the world! This was his dream when he was studying. Has the world changed?

When this thought came to his mind, Zhou Yuzhen cast his gaze toward the skyline outside the window, looking at those skyscrapers, with a slight smile on his face, and muttered to himself:
“The world has been changed!”

……

The world has already been changed, and it was not the politicians or the soldiers who changed the world, but the engineers. It was the engineers' inventions that changed the world.

In the past few years, computers have become increasingly common in the military, government agencies, large corporations, and even many small businesses.

In fact, all of this originated from the utility room under the dormitory building of Yongning University. Two years ago, Lei Bus of Jinglei Electronics connected the 6502 microprocessor to the main circuit board.

At that moment, the 110-volt power supply was connected, 32,768 DRAM units woke up, and information flowed between 40 pins; the computer's heart trembled for the first time, and then began to beat at a frequency of 1 megahertz.

The world has changed!

The world is like a dough, and 6502 is the yeast, whose input changes everything.

In contrast, the market in the late 60s was like fresh dough at 30 degrees Celsius - whether it was the new generation in SEA or the "baby boomers" in Europe and the United States, many of them had just become adults, and they were full of curiosity about the world and yearning for technology.

From the initial 100 South African Yuan to the current 50 South African Yuan, and then to the price of 25 US dollars in the international market, everything became possible. Microcomputers based on 6502 appeared in the market like mushrooms after a spring rain, from commercial microcomputers costing thousands of US dollars to home computers costing only a few hundred US dollars. Computers that once belonged only to the military, large enterprises, and universities entered the homes of ordinary people during this period of time.

The popularity of home computers has also promoted the evolution of application software: word processing software, spreadsheet software, graphical interfaces, video games, etc.

Like all young people, Zhao Xiangjie first came into contact with electronic computers on a home computer equipped with 6502.

"Well, now is the time..."

In the school's computer room, fifteen-year-old Zhao Xiangjie, like everyone else, was full of imagination about the world behind computers.

It's not just word processing or spreadsheets, nor is it computing or graphics, and certainly not those video games, but another vast world.

"The Internet is an extremely vast world. Currently, we have not only achieved submarine optical cable connection between the main island and the outer islands, but also connected Singapore, Malaysia, Mindanao and Surabaya through submarine optical cables. In addition, Nanyang Telephone Company is currently cooperating with Pacific Communications Company of the United States to lay the Pacific submarine optical cable system. This optical cable contains 3 pairs of optical fibers. This is the first transoceanic submarine optical cable. Once this optical cable is completed, we can not only make direct calls across the ocean, but also communicate with them by sending emails through the Internet, and even chat by email."

Email chat is a very new thing among young people in the past year. Due to the real-time nature of email, many people have started using it to chat.

And now what Zhao Xiangjie has been looking forward to is this moment - their school has finally been connected to the Internet!

The computer was turned on, and after outputting a series of codes, it finally entered the interface. A web page slowly appeared on the black and white computer screen - it was a web page that looked a bit like a newspaper.

Unlike Another World, the SEA website appeared almost at the same time as the Internet. When the Nanyang University Electronic Laboratory collaborated with various universities to design the Internet, it built the world's first website - the website explained what the World Wide Web is, how to use a web browser, how to set up a web server, etc.

“This… is the Internet!”

Looking at the web page in front of him, Zhao Xiangjie saw a wider world for the first time. This world was completely different from the world he had been exposed to before.

Although there were only a few simple graphics and mostly extremely simple texts on the website, Zhao Xiangjie and his classmates were still immersed in this world.

This is how the world is changed.

When it changes, people are just immersed in it without realizing the change. Zhao Xiangjie, who is in this extraordinary world, uses the arrow keys and Enter to select a piece of news.

"The lone hero who conquered Antarctica!"

(End of this chapter)