African Nationhood

Chapter 191 Tesla meets Hertz

December 1885, Institute of Physics, Lyon, France.

Tesla, who was wearing a tweed windbreaker, got out of the Mercedes-Benz and saw Shi Jintang, a smile appeared on his face.

"Hi Henry, long time no see!"

Shi Jintang reached out to shake hands with this talented scientist with a lively expression, but he didn't expect him to be the first to stretch out his arms and hug him.

Shi Jintang took advantage of the situation and hugged him, "Long time no see. I brought you here this time because I want you to help me solve a problem."

Tesla was very concerned about Shi Jintang’s problem, “What’s the problem? I think your scientific research capabilities are no worse than mine.

If you can't solve the problem, I may not be able to do anything about it. "

Shi Jintang smiled slightly and said: "You are the most suitable person for this problem. Let's go in and talk."

Tesla nodded and followed Shi Jintang into the Institute of Physics.

The Lyon Institute of Physics was renovated from an old dye factory building and covers a large area.

After Shi Jintang bought it, he renovated the factory building and divided it into more than 30 rooms.

There is a river crossing below the factory. Shi Jintang installed a ring armature generator produced by Siemens on the river.

The total power of 3.2kw is enough for the electrical equipment in the institute to be used in the laboratory. The electric iron previously tested has been successfully launched.

However, because the electric power environment has not yet emerged, it is currently mainly in the publicity stage.

Anyway, the patents from European and American countries have been obtained, so I don’t have to worry about the future money.

As for washing machines and rice cookers, washing machines are the most useless and difficult. They only need a motor to solve the problem.

The difficulty lies in the casing and liner of the washing machine. Plastic materials have not been invented at this time.

Therefore, researchers tried to use thin iron sheets and wood to make the box body, but the rust and anti-corrosion issues of the box body and the electrical safety issues were not easy to solve.

Because the electric motors at this time were all direct current, and before Tesla invented the high-voltage alternator, household appliances were very luxurious. After all, the electricity bill was too expensive.

Shi Jintang plans to accumulate technology first and wait for Tesla's AC system and AC motor to be invented before he can do subsequent research and promotion.

Rice cookers also have expensive housing materials and expensive electricity costs. Shi Jintang also instructed to do preliminary technical accumulation first.

……

The most important and quietest person in this institute is Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.

The moment this guy saw Maxwell's equations when he was in college, he was already determined to prove the existence of electromagnetic waves.

It's a pity that he still has no clue. Shi Jintang talked with him once and found that his mind was very confused and he had no specific research direction.

Therefore, Shi Jintang attracted Tesla, a genius in the field of electromagnetics.

……

"Here are some of my experiments on household appliances. They are currently in the experimental stage. Because of the high electricity bills, these appliances are not cost-effective enough. I asked them to accumulate technology first and wait for breakthroughs."

Tesla visited it and nodded to Shi Jintang, "You are in the right direction. Too advanced technology is not realistic for ordinary people. Making products that most people need is a good profit direction. "

Shi Jintang was a little surprised that Tesla saw the problem so thoroughly.

But the other person is a man close to God, so this is not surprising.

"Well, let's go inside. There's a guy over there who needs your guidance."

Tesla had a look of curiosity on his face when he heard this. He was really curious about which brother would make a "genius" like Henry feel troublesome.

"buckle"

"Come in, the door is unlocked."

When the two entered Hertz's room, they found that the old man had a tired look on his long face. Apart from his increasingly high hairline and thick beard, there were basically no changes.

This 28-year-old man is still unmarried because Shi Jintang intercepted him in advance.

In this way, he would not be able to meet his Bole, his father-in-law. However, Hertz can be regarded as "lost in the east and reaped in the mulberry tree". One of the French college students I arranged before has a girl who is very interested in Mr. Hertz, but I don't know if they have made any progress.

"Hello Mr. Hertz, I brought a friend to introduce you to him."

Hertz looked at Tesla, who was not good at words, smiled, and then whispered, "Hello, I am Heinrich Rudolf Hertz."

Tesla extended his hand enthusiastically and introduced himself with a smile. "Nikola Tesla, Henry's friend."

The two shook hands and then sat down together to drink hot coffee brought by the lab assistant.

Then the two communicated about their research directions, with Shi Jintang acting as a bystander.

(Two giants of science, this kind of scene can only be seen in the puppet's pen, don't even think about it elsewhere.)
  "Henry, you are studying Maxwell's equations?"

"Yes, I don't have a specific clue yet on how to support his theory in practice. I wonder if you can give me some suggestions?"

Tesla scratched his head and said, "Sorry, I don't understand Maxwell's equations very well."

(This is true. After Hertz proved the existence of electromagnetic waves in 1887, when Tesla repeated his experiment, he actually discovered a new variable. Later scientists named it Tesla waves.)
  When Hertz heard this, a look of astonishment appeared on his face. He turned to Shi Jintang with a questioning look in his eyes.

"Haha, here's the thing. Tesla didn't go to college. He doesn't know much about calculus, so naturally he doesn't understand this system of equations."

Hertz nodded in understanding, "Oh, what do you know?"

Tesla also looked apologetic. He said softly: "I have a lot of research on electromagnetic induction. According to my understanding, you should first prove the existence of electromagnetic waves, and then find a way to measure the specifications of electromagnetic waves."

Hertz nodded, "This is what bothers me. I haven't found a way to prove the existence of electromagnetic waves yet."

Shi Jintang laughed, "Leave this matter to Tesla and it will be easy to help you solve it."

After saying that, Tesla was already drawing a circuit diagram on the table with his fingers dipped in coffee, "Do you think this will work? We first use the energized coil to affect the magnetic strip, and then use the magnetic strip to cut the electric coil to form a complete device.

Once the device is connected, the phenomenon of electromagnetic resonance can be observed... and the existence of electromagnetic waves can be proven. "

After hearing this, Hertz fell into deep thought for a long time. Then he slammed the table with an ecstatic expression on his face.

"Great, great! Mr. Tesla, you are such a genius!"

Tesla waved his hand, "This is nothing. The really great thing is Henry. He thinks I can help you solve your problem."

Hearing this, Hertz looked at Shi Jintang and gave him a thumbs up: "Henry, you are great too, you are also a genius!"

Shi Jintang also waved his hand, "Don't be happy yet. Let's set up a verification device according to Tesla's idea. It won't be too late to be happy when the verification is successful."

Hertz nodded in agreement, "Well, I'm going to verify it right now. Can you two help me with everything? I'm a little too slow on my own."

Shi Jintang and Tesla followed suit, and in less than half an hour the entire verification device was set up.

Hertz called his graduate students, and then announced with a serious face: "The first experiment to verify electromagnetic waves has officially begun!"

As the switch is closed, an "electromagnetic resonance phenomenon" occurs between the two devices that are far away from each other.

……

"News from this newspaper, "German doctors and power engineers verified Maxwell's equations and proved the existence of electromagnetic waves for the first time."

"Headlines: "Maxwell was right, electromagnetic waves really exist!"

""Tesla Creates Miracle Again - Exclusively Discloses the Discovery Record of Electromagnetic Waves""

……

Although newspapers reported the hype, the two people at the center of the incident stayed in the laboratory and discussed how to test the specifications of electromagnetic waves and how to record the wavelength of electromagnetic waves.

And Shi Jintang, who has hidden merit and fame, also embarked on a cruise ship returning to Southwest Africa...

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