Rise of Australia

Chapter 619 TV

Unlike the various advanced technological televisions of later generations, the so-called television theory of this era is actually relatively simple and easy to implement.

Long after the birth of radio waves and radios, research on televisions in Australasia had already begun, and even achieved considerable results.

Of course, televisions in this era were not yet called televisions.Theoretically the world's first television was called the Magic Box at the time.

Because this seemingly huge but inconspicuous black box can clearly show the image of a ventriloquist performer.

Although judging by the eyes of future generations, this so-called image is very blurry and contains a lot of noise.

But if you look at it with the eyes of the time, this is simply a masterpiece of God.Being able to preserve a person's image without the high cost of a movie and play it anytime and anywhere is what makes people feel most magical and attractive.

It's a pity that the world's first television invented by Baird was destined to not go far on the road of television because it used mechanical principles.

Arthur also understood this, so Australasia's television research and development took the electronic path from the beginning, specializing in electronic televisions.

"Mr. Baird, is this the TV you invented?" In a laboratory of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Arthur looked at Baird, who had joined the Royal Academy of Sciences of Australasia, with a little curiosity, and asked his question.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Baird nodded slightly proudly and introduced to Arthur: "Your Majesty, please see, according to your request, we developed an electronic movie player and named it a television .

What you're looking at is a television screen, and later we're going to show a movie that you can see on this screen. "

"Wireless playback?" Apart from an antenna, the only thing left above the TV was the wire connecting to the power supply. Other than that, there was no other way to connect to the outside world, which also made Arthur curious.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The TV we developed has already achieved wireless broadcasting. As long as it can receive radio waves from the TV transmitting station, you can watch the transmitted program on the TV." Baird nodded and said.

The movie to test the performance of the TV is still the famous Australasian Dreams.Arthur was familiar with this movie, but it was the first time he saw it on TV like this, so he was still a little curious.

Arthur also knew about the history of the birth of television. He knew that the screen of the world's first television was only as big as a postage stamp.

But now, the screen of the TV in front of him has exceeded Arthur's expectations. It seems to be at least as big as four apples.

Seeing Arthur turn his attention to the TV screen, Baird explained with a smile: "Your Majesty, this is the research result of Bildt and I. We use electrons to display images through cathode vacuum tubes, which is better than the mechanical method developed before. As televisions become more advanced, the screens will naturally become larger.”

Speaking of which, Baird and Bildt were both leaders in the development of televisions.The research fields of these two people are mechanical televisions and electronic televisions respectively, and they are both famous figures in the history of televisions.

Arthur is also fortunate enough to have the Victoria Award in Australasia. This award in the name of Queen Victoria is currently the most famous scientific research award in the world.

The birth of the Victoria Award has a history of more than 20 years. More than a hundred people have won the Victoria Award, and all of them are famous figures in their fields.

Any of these people are famous scientists and experts in history, and most of them have been attracted to Australasia.

What kind of exaggerated concept is this?To put it bluntly, no one would refuse a king's solicitation, especially a king with a lot of money.

It is precisely because of these experts who are already famous in history that the scientific research field in Australasia is progressing so smoothly.

Arthur only recently learned about the current development of the Victoria Awards. Although he had expected it, he was still a little surprised.

Because of Arthur's massive spending and crazy publicity, the current Victoria Prize is definitely the most attractive award in the eyes of these scientific researchers.

Even an unknown person can become a world-famous expert after winning any Victoria Award.

In the past 20 years, other countries have created awards and competed with the Victoria Award, but they have all lost to the generosity of the Victoria Award and the popularity of Queen Victoria.

The Victoria Prize awards are still the same six, there are no changes to the Literature Prize, Physics Prize, Chemistry Prize, Mathematics Prize and Science and Technology Prize, but the Medicine Prize has been modified and turned into a Medicine or Biology Prize.

It can be said that any scientist who wins the Victoria Prize will immediately become a hot commodity for all countries to grab.However, Australasia has always been strong in robbing people.Any expert who has won the Victoria Award, as long as he is willing to join Australasia, can immediately obtain a house, a car, the title of honorary professor of any university in Australasia, and a third-level academician of the Royal Academy of Australasia. position, and a free research fund of A$20.

Each of these rewards is valuable. Except for cars and real estate, which are the cheapest, the remaining titles and positions are not much different in value from 20 Australian dollars.

That's it for honorary professors at universities. Many scientific researchers can definitely receive such a title if they have made outstanding contributions.

But the third-level academician of the Royal Academy of Sciences is already the pinnacle of the academician level of the Academy of Sciences.His level is equivalent to the mayor of the city, and he is already considered a high-level figure in Australasia.

If one steps up to become an honorary vice-president, the level is directly equivalent to that of a governor. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the top figure in Australasia.

This is also the hierarchy of the Royal Academy of Sciences specially formulated by Arthur in order to reward those scientific researchers of the Royal Academy of Sciences and at the same time give them sufficient motivation in scientific research.

You know, as long as you enter the Royal Academy of Sciences, you will be an expert of the Royal Academy of Sciences, and enjoy salary levels and welfare policies that ordinary people cannot reach.

The academicians, vice-presidents and deans at the higher level are heights that ordinary people cannot reach in their lifetime. This is also the simplest way to improve the salary level and welfare benefits of scientific researchers.

At present, the Royal Academy of Sciences has more than 800 scientific researchers, 179 experts, 322 first-level academicians, 184 second-level academicians, 112 third-level academicians, 14 honorary vice presidents, 5 vice presidents, and 1 honorary president. , 1 dean.

These 800 people spend up to 2000 million Australian dollars in research and development funds every year, and the average annual research and development funds per person are as high as 2.5 Australian dollars.

Of course, in reality, everyone’s R&D funds certainly don’t have that much.Because some large R&D projects consume the bulk of the research funds, this does not stop experts from the Royal Australasian Academy of Sciences from having one of the largest R&D funds in the world.

Especially for some relatively major projects, Arthur does not have any requirements for funding for these projects. As long as they are normal expenses, additional funding applications will not be rejected.

It is precisely with the support of Arthur's huge sum of money that the research of the Royal Academy of Sciences is relatively smooth, and technological breakthroughs in various aspects are constantly being made.

The movie Australasia is nearly two hours long, Arthur watched it for more than an hour, and the radio connection was relatively stable.

Of course, this largely depends on the fact that there is a radio transmission device in the palace, otherwise it would not be so stable.

"Mr. Baird, how much does a TV like this cost?" After watching the movie, Arthur couldn't wait to look at Baird.

"Your Majesty, the cost of the TV you see is as high as 155 Australian dollars. At present, we have no way to reduce its cost. The cost of mass production can only be reduced to about 140 Australian dollars at most." The cost of the TV is Baird can only tell the truth about the biggest problem with current television sets.

"AUD 140?" Arthur frowned, and most of the joy of the birth of the TV disappeared: "This is more than the income of ordinary people in two years. In other words, it is impossible for current TVs to spread to more people. In the hands of the people.”

TVs are different from radios. There is a huge difference in size between the two.The simple structure of the radio makes the cost of radio very low, which is simply not possible with current televisions.

Of course, the purposes of the two are fundamentally different.All the radio has to do is receive wireless broadcast signals and then play out the sound.

But the TV needs to receive radio waves and then play them in the form of pictures. This requirement is many times more difficult, and it makes sense that the TV is expensive.

But it is a pity that ordinary people cannot afford such expensive TV sets.

The function of a television is only for entertainment, but it is not cost-effective for ordinary people to consume more than two years of a person's income, or even money that can only be saved in three or four years, for entertainment.

"Can every TV play such a stable role?" Arthur asked again.

The stability of signal reception is related to people's impression and favor of the TV.Just like no one wants the screen to keep spinning while watching a movie, this feeling of disappointment is enough to make people give up entertainment.

"If the radio wave signal is stable, it can be done in theory, Your Majesty." Baird did not dare to guarantee it, so he could only put forward an ambiguous concept, which was theoretically.

Rubbing his brows, Arthur finally understood the current situation of TV.Although it is a more convenient way to watch movies, it is obviously only affordable for the rich, and it also needs to ensure the radio wave signal. This also means that the audience of the TV has nothing to do with ordinary people.

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