Technology invades the modern world

Chapter 116 Unusual Taste

“In addition, we have to think about another issue, that is, Bai Ma gave us such an important thing, what if he was discovered?
Should we rescue them? " Dean Qian raised the question that everyone had in mind but no one dared to ask.

There are indeed Chinese people in America now, but they are very few.

Energy is extremely limited.

"I told the people in the cave and the white horse that if he went to the cave, there would be a passage for him to escape.

Regarding this issue, I think we need to make preparations for both scenarios.

On the one hand, just the cave is not enough, the subsequent escape route after the other party leaves the cave must also be planned for him.

If Bai Ma can return to China smoothly, with his status and ability, his role will definitely be comparable to that of Dean Qian.

On the other hand, if he is discovered, we also have to think about how to rescue him.

The first point is easy to solve, but the second point is the biggest difficulty.

The other party's identity is too sensitive, and it is estimated that the Soviet Union may need help at that time.

But as long as we can save him, it's worth it no matter the price."

In fact, no one thought that "Raspberry Pi" existed in either America or Russia.

It is a golden finger that is unique to China today.

The cave refers to the Yanjing Palace.

The first day of 1962.

At the door of an office of the Student Affairs Committee, experts from China's semiconductor, computer, circuit and other fields all reported here and lined up in a long queue outside.

Everyone was a little confused.

Wang Shouwu and Wang Shoujue are brothers from the same mother. Both are pioneers of semiconductors in China. The former returned to China in 50 after graduating with a Ph.D. from Purdue University, while the latter worked at the Institute of Applied Physics after graduating from Tongji University. After the Institute of Semiconductors of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was established in 1960, he transferred to the Institute of Semiconductors.

The two are from the Moli Wang family in Dongshan, Suzhou, and in the future they will be known as a family with six academicians.

"Do you know what's going on?" Wang Shoujue asked his brother in a low voice.

Because he returned from America, Wang Shouwu was able to access more first-hand information.

Including when formulating the "Long-Term Plan for the Development of Science and Technology 1956-1967", the content regarding semiconductors was fully referenced to Wang Shouwu's opinions.

Otherwise, China would not have the resources to invest in the research and development of transistors at this point in time.

You have to know that the vacuum tube had technical support provided by the Soviet Union, but the transistor was much more difficult and had to start from scratch.

As they were chatting, Wu Xijiu walked into the office before them.

Wu Xijiu's eyes widened when he walked into the office, because the three people sitting inside, except for Dean Qian, the other two were big shots.

The former was in charge of the work of the student committee, and he saw him from time to time, but he had only met the latter once.

Wu Xijiu smelled something unusual.

"Comrade Xi Jiu, to make a long story short, someone will come at 3 pm to arrange for your transfer inland.

You will need to change your work location later because from today on your work content will need to be kept absolutely confidential.

It cannot be disclosed to anyone outside for a long time, and your wife will also go there to work."

"Comrade Xi Jiu, I'm very sorry, but this is not a discussion, this is an order.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I will tell you what I can tell you now, and you will naturally understand what I cannot tell you after you go there."

Wu Xijiu clenched his fists and was a little nervous. This sudden situation made him unable to react.

In the past, I would at least seek their opinions when arranging work, and I had never left Yanjing.

And now all of this has become an unknown.

"Director, I'd like to ask where I'm going to work?"

"Sorry, it's a secret."

"I'd like to ask how long it will take?"

"Sorry, it's a secret."

Wu Xijiu is an absolutely smart person as he was able to graduate with a master's degree in electronics from MIT at the age of 22 in this era.

I know that everything he wants to know must be kept confidential.

He pursed his lips and nodded: "Thank you, Director, I have no problem."

Finally, it was Dean Qian's turn to speak:
"Xijiu, I know today is the first day of 1962, and I don't want to interrupt your time with your family at this time.

But the country does need it. Not only you, but I will also go to the third front with you to start new work.

I believe that all the complaints in your heart will disappear when you see the content of the work."

The three of them worked in perfect harmony. The first one talked about the arrangements, the second one let the other party know the importance of the matter by answering questions, and the third one used his own personal experience to give a psychological massage.

A big part of the reason why Wu Xijiu chose to return to China was because he was inspired by President Qian.

So he nodded: "Okay, I'll obey the arrangement."

As he was leaving, Wang Shouwu gestured to him and whispered to him what was going on: "Xi Jiu, what's going on in there?"

Wu Xijiu shook his head: "You'll know when you get in."

A group of Chinese scientists with some expertise in semiconductors, circuits, and computers, including Wang Shouwu, Wu Xijiu, Huang Kun, and Xie Xide, were summoned to Panzhihua, a city in the southwest of China's inland region. Their fate was unknown.

Such arrangements are made one level at a time. They are personally instructed by Dean Qian and others, and other staff members are notified by responsible comrades in the hospital, but they are given more time to prepare.

It can be said that couples and their children, along with their entire families, flew thousands of miles from Yanjing to Panzhihua on New Year's Day.

Although the construction of 3line in China has not yet started, the so-called small line3 is already being prototyped.

Some more suitable addresses have been selected by the Ministry of Geology.

Without wasting a moment, they flew to Kunming's Wujiaba Airport that afternoon and then took a car to Panzhihua.

It was already eight o'clock in the evening when we arrived in Panzhihua.

The base originally allocated to Panzhihua Iron and Steel was first given to them for use.

The entire base was brightly lit, and it was visibly surrounded by people.

It can almost be said that there is a guard post every three steps.

If a U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance plane flew over now, it would be able to tell at a glance that something was wrong with this place.

Fortunately, we are in Panzhihua. The current U-2 reconnaissance aircraft cannot fly so far.

Experts from various fields gather here after putting their luggage away, and the whole pace is extremely tight.

It was as if something was urging them from behind.

Before walking into the industrial plant, Wu Xijiu looked back at his surroundings, and the strange feeling in his heart became more and more obvious.

Because this place is very spacious and bright.

As a physicist, he is very sensitive to light.

At present, China's independent production of light bulbs is limited to incandescent lamps, and production is concentrated in state-owned factories in Yanjing, Shenhai and Yangcheng. The production equipment is either directly donated by the Soviet Union or imitated by itself.

The brightness of China's own light bulbs will not exceed 1000 lumens.

But now the light bulbs above the entire base are much brighter than this, and it is obvious that they are halogen lamps.

Currently, China's halogen lamps are either imported from the Soviet Union or from East Germany or Czechoslovakia in Eastern Europe. Narva in East Germany and Tungsram in Hungary have both produced high-quality incandescent lamps and some special bulbs.

Wu Xijiu made a rough estimate and found that if it was a halogen lamp, it would take at least three years of China's import volume.

The light bulbs alone indicate that this place is unusual.

From the sudden arrangement, to the unusual base, to the equipment used here, everything seemed to tell him that this place was different.

When Wu Xijiu and more than ten other scientists entered the factory, this strange feeling became even stronger.

The factory was filled with a lot of equipment, including generators, batteries, voltage regulators, converters, teletypewriters, oscilloscopes, multimeters, and so on.

The weird feeling comes from two points. The first is that these devices are placed next to Dean Qian. Although there are a lot of devices, they still look particularly small in this huge factory.

It's like expecting to see a Godzilla monster but only seeing Hello Kitty.

In addition, these devices are connected to a green board about the size of a card, which is obviously a circuit board.

The same is true of the large device and the small board connected together.

This feeling is even weirder.

Dean Qian had been waiting inside for a long time, and there were two soldiers standing beside him.

He turned around after hearing footsteps, “Guys, I can now reveal more information to you.

I believe that everyone will find this trip worthwhile.

The device you see before you is one of the most advanced transistor computers in the world.

Has super computing power.

Our preliminary verification shows that its computing power is 107 times greater than that of the computer we recently developed."

After Dean Qian finished speaking, he ignored their uproar.

He continued: "To compare the computing power of the Raspberry Pi and the 107 computer.

I constructed a standard problem in fluid mechanics, the computation of lid-driven cavity flow, which involves the 2D simulation of an incompressible fluid.

Then set up a 100x100 grid and calculate the time required to reach steady state.

I believe everyone has a rough estimate of how long it will take to build a Type 107 computer, which is at least three days or even longer.

The Raspberry Pi only needs five minutes to get the results, and its computing accuracy far exceeds China's current technological level.

For many problems that the 107 cannot handle, such as the multiphase flow problem in the combustion chamber of a rocket engine, the Raspberry Pi can also perform preliminary simulations."

The experts who were already discussing the issue became even louder.

Everyone here has at least a master's degree, and many have graduated with a doctorate from America.

Even if you don't understand it, you can still understand the difference between the two by comparing three days and five minutes.

"This is impossible"

The person who least believed this was Xia Peisu, as she was responsible for developing the 107 computer.

She presided over the research and development of this vacuum tube-based computer at Shuimu University and the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which also marked the independent start of China's computer industry.

(End of this chapter)