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The years 1904 to 1907 were known as the "Einstein Miracle Years". Einstein released a number of papers that he had been holding back for several years.

With Chairman Shi's blessing, his "Special Theory of Relativity" theory received widespread attention and popularity as soon as it was released.

From Einstein's special theory of relativity, people are also familiar with the mass-energy equation E=mc^2.

In the mass-energy equation, mass and energy are converted on the basis of the square of the speed of light, and its base is very large.

According to this mass-energy equation, if 1 kilogram of matter is completely converted into energy, it will release approximately 9 x 10^16 joules of energy.

And if this energy is converted into electricity, it will be enough to power 1000 million households for three years.

With such a huge conversion ratio, who wouldn’t want to get energy from it?
But getting energy from it is not a simple matter. After all, scientists at this time have not yet figured out nuclear fission.

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In 1897, British scientist Sir John Thomson first discovered electrons.

Over the next thirty years, British scientist Ernest Rutherford led his students to figure out the internal structure of atoms step by step.

In 1938, Italian physicist Fermi and German physicists Hahn, Strauss and others discovered through experiments that bombarding atomic nuclei with neutrons will produce a nuclear reaction, which is a "nuclear fission reaction."

Theoretical calculations show that the energy released by the fission of 1 gram of uranium is equivalent to the energy released by burning 3 tons of coal.

And so much energy needs to be released in a very short time, so it has a very powerful explosive capability, its power is equivalent to 20 tons of TNT explosives.

The mass-energy equation and the "nuclear fission" theory form the theoretical basis for nuclear physics and the production of mushroom bombs.

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This discovery made German scientists ecstatic. Just as Mustache came to power, the German Army Ministry took the lead in launching research on nuclear weapons.

Original Time and Space In early 1939, the famous Danish physicist Bohr learned from two physicists who had just escaped from Germany that Germany had begun to develop nuclear weapons.

He immediately went to the United States and told the news to Fermi, Szilard and other scientists who were in exile in the United States and were well aware of the huge power of nuclear energy. Everyone was worried about this.

These scientists proposed to the US government that it should be developed first, but officials with almost no such knowledge regarded this suggestion as fantasy.

Frustrated, Szilard and others had no choice but to find Einstein and persuade him to write directly to U.S. President Roosevelt. Later, the United States decided to start researching nuclear weapons.

Beyond that, Einstein had nothing to do with the Manhattan Project.

Because of his German background and radical personal tendencies, he was not recognized by the U.S. military.

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Shi Jintang is clear about the scientific history of nuclear physics. Now that he wants to start the "Dog Stick Project", he must solidify the prerequisite theory.

Without pre-existing theory, the huge calculations and huge amounts of manpower and material resources involved are in vain.

Shi Jintang is now a little entangled. Should he directly "pick up the seedlings" of nuclear physics theory, or should he follow the established rhythm of history?
It is unrealistic to encourage others by themselves. He only knows the theoretical results, but he cannot complete the experimental equipment and huge calculations personally, so the solution for now is to code people.

Ernest Rutherford of the United Kingdom has been transferred to the University of Manchester. He himself is also an authority on microphysics and radioactive rays.

He has instructed Liu Jiazhao from the Ministry of Culture and Education that Nanhua needs to select students with good foundation in science and engineering and specialties in physics and mathematics to study abroad at the University of Manchester and study under this British scientist.

At the same time, Nanhua must also secretly carry out research on radioactive materials. Only by walking on two legs can we get twice the result with half the effort.

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Since Marie Curie discovered radium, the name of the element radium has become a household name.

People are full of curiosity about these unheard elements, and some even regard them as carriers of various myths and stories, or symbols of health and science, and radium is one of them.

Since the medical community discovered that radium has the ability to destroy cancer cells, its medical value has become even more widely known. Seeing business opportunities, some quacks began to package and promote radiation elements, fabricate various health products, and seek benefits for themselves, thus starting the absurd history of nuclear radiation health care.

According to feedback from Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals in the United States, the United States has embarked on a "radium" craze as historically destined.

After Shi Jintang heard about it, he immediately instructed Johnson & Johnson not to follow suit and participate in this trend to avoid being held accountable in the future and damaging its goodwill.

As for Nanhua, because the cultural department has a censorship agency, there is no spread of such drugs yet.

But we cannot take it lightly. Shi Jintang has instructed the cabinet to set up a customs department to clearly control the items entering the country.

At the same time, the pharmaceutical sector is required to strictly control hallucinogenic and addictive drugs, such as heroin and morphine, which are popular in Europe and the United States.

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After Cai Jinzhang and Shi Hao returned to Hanking, they were summoned by Chairman Shi.

After reading the report submitted by Jianye Urban Construction Branch, Shi Jintang listened to Cai Jinzhang's suggestions.

After comparison and comparison, Shi Jintang felt that the risk of building this giant hydropower station was worth taking.

Even though the Kariba Reservoir can cause geological disasters, no major accidents occurred before he crossed it, indicating that the problems were within control.

Moreover, manufacturing nuclear weapons requires a large amount of electricity. If this giant hydropower station is not built, relying solely on thermal power will not only cause a huge waste of resources but also cause environmental pollution.

So Shi Jintang told Cai Jinzhang: He agreed with the conclusion of the Jianye Urban Construction Branch that the giant hydropower station project could be launched, but the dam must be fully demonstrated before construction can begin.

Problems with the Kariba Reservoir dam in later generations were mainly due to the erosion of the dam foundation by long-term flood discharges, which reduced the strength of the dam foundation and put the dam at risk of collapse.

One of the solutions is to set up a water dissipation plan when building a dam to prevent flood discharge from weakening the dam foundation.

At the same time, Shi Jintang also instructed Cai Jinzhang that the reservoir dam should be a gravity dam like the Three Gorges of Huaguo in later generations.

The characteristic of this dam type is that the center of gravity is stable and the foundation is strong, and its stability is significantly improved compared to the hyperboloid dam used in the Kariba Dam.

Another point is to comprehensively consider seismic issues, safety standards, engineering protection and long-term use issues.

To sum up, it means no expense is spared when building the dam to create a century-old project.

At this point, Shi Jintang gave instructions: European water conservancy experts could be hired at large sums of money to negotiate and jointly design a drainage and flood release plan for the reservoir.

The earthquake resistance strength is designed according to the 8-level earthquake standard, which can avoid the damage and impact of many small earthquakes on the dam.

Masters Cai Jinzhang and Shi Hao did not expect that Chairman Shi, who always pursued stability, would be so aggressive in such a matter.

But Chairman Shi's considerations did not tell them, and they had no choice but to follow the path honestly.

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After talking about business matters, it is now private matters.

Shi Jintang wanted to talk to his son about his wedding, but Shi Hao fell flat on this matter.

He told his father that I would not resist whatever you arranged.

Seeing his son like this, Shi Jintang couldn't help but show the loving eyes of an old father.

"The wife and father will choose for you, and the rest will be according to your own preferences."

Only then did Shi Hao show a bit of the joy of a young man, and said goodbye to his father with a smile. (End of chapter)