Reborn and become a Great Scientist

Chapter 123 71 Microscopy and scholarship

After discussing with Ye Gongchao which day to go to a photo studio to take pictures and which day to go to the embassy in London to go through formalities, almost everyone in the conference room of the Cavendish Laboratory left.

After Chen Muwu finished his defense, he ignored the fat Trinity College gown he was wearing, and walked out of the meeting room door with a stack of papers, and stepped on the creaking iron staircase.

"Please come in."

Rutherford's voice was as loud as ever, and after getting his consent, Chen Muwu pushed open the door of his director's office.

"Chen, maybe you should be called Dr. Chen now, we just met just now, what's the matter with you now?"

"Director, I want to apply for several patents in major countries in the UK, Europe, and North America through the Cavendish Laboratory."

Chen Muwu gently placed the stack of papers that he had been clutching in his hands since he came out of the laboratory on the desk in front of him.

This is the patent on the electron microscope and several key parts of it that he wrote in advance while waiting for the defense of his graduation thesis.

The electron microscope is also a discovery of the Nobel Prize level. If it is written into a paper, it should be able to earn a lot of fame for Chen Muwu.

However, the impact of the electron microscope on Chen Muwu's reputation can't be said to be icing on the cake, it can only be regarded as better than nothing.

So it's better to organize this invention into a patent and get a patent certificate to make a small fortune.

Electron microscopes are not suitable for widespread use like optical microscopes because of their high prices.

But you get what you pay for, and its resolution accuracy is also too high, which leads to a surprising effect in scientific research.

Damn, American General Electric, a vacuum pump that is not so sophisticated can sell for [-] US dollars.

It's not too much to sell my electron microscope to him for tens of thousands of pounds, right?
Now, with the manpower and financial resources of Cavendish Laboratory, it is possible to manufacture a prototype of an electron microscope.

However, mass production of electron microscopes in the laboratory is labor-intensive and time-consuming.

Moreover, the main task of the laboratory is to find science and technology that can change human life, and commercial development and promotion are not among its goals.

In the original time and space, the first electron microscope came out of the laboratory in 1931, but the first commercial electron microscope appeared in Siemens in Germany seven years later.

So at present, Chen Muwu does not intend to engage in commercial manufacturing of electron microscopes, but to apply for a patent first and wait for the price.

And the reason why he chose to apply for this patent jointly with the Cavendish Laboratory is also the same as the previous publishing house with the Apostles, which belongs to "pull the banner and pull the tiger's skin".

The names of Cambridge University and Cavendish Laboratory are very famous all over the world. Even if some people, mainly Yankees who don't talk about martial arts, want to plagiarize patents, they should be cautious and think carefully.

Therefore, Chen Muwu would rather choose to give up half of the profits from the patent to keep the other half of the profits that belong to him.

He also didn't want to take risks and let himself bear [-]% of the losses alone.

Some scientific researchers have developed corresponding new instruments through their own scientific research results, and then applied for patents through the channel of Cavendish Laboratory. Rutherford has seen many of them as the director of the laboratory.

Let’s not talk about it, let’s talk about the mass spectrometer invented by Aston, the patent procedure of which was also applied by the Cavendish Laboratory.

So when he heard that Chen Muwu was going to apply for a patent, Rutherford didn't take it seriously at first.

But after seeing the patent title he put on the table and studying the content more carefully, Rutherford's thought became, can he use this electron microscope to see what is going on in the brain of this genius in front of him? , What exactly is it pretending to be?
He could think of using diffraction experiments to confirm the wave nature of electrons, which is already a very remarkable behavior.

Unexpectedly, just after Chen Muwu confirmed the wave nature of electrons, he thought of using this shorter wavelength wave to replace visible light, which is indeed a stroke of genius.

Although as early as after the discovery of X-rays, some people thought about using X-rays with shorter wavelengths to make microscopes with higher resolution.

But one of the difficulties of this method is that X-rays are more difficult to focus than visible light because of their short wavelengths.

But here Chen Muwu has replaced electrons with the same short wavelength, so how can he focus?
Just as Rutherford wanted to ask Chen Muwu this question, he found that there seemed to be several sheets of paper under the patent.

After he turned the page, he found that there was also a patent below, and what was written on it was "A Method for Making an Electronic Lens".

Good boy, you have already predicted my prediction, right?

Seeing that his students have such a keen sense of science and such a delicate mind, Rutherford smiled on his face.

"Dr. Chen, there is no problem. These patents of yours can be applied for by the Cavendish Laboratory in various countries in the world.

"And you don't need to split the profits from the patent with the laboratory [-]-[-].

"According to the regulations, Cavendish only draws [-]% of it, and the rest [-]% belongs to you personally."

"Director, that's really great."

Chen Muwu was ready for a [-]-[-] split, but he didn't expect the laboratory to be so conscientious.

"However, Chen, since you have written all these principles on paper, can you also try to make an electron microscope in reality?

"It just so happens that you don't have a position in the Cavendish Laboratory, how about taking it as your first task after entering the job? When the new semester starts this fall, I can send you a few students help."

"Okay, Director."

Rutherford just assigned a task to Chen Muwu, but did not set a specific time, which happened to be convenient for him to continue fishing in the Cavendish laboratory.

So Chen Muwu agreed without hesitation.

"So, Chen, besides these few patents, do you have anything else to do?"

"There is indeed another matter, Director, I want to ask, you just said that I can have a few students to help me in the future.

"Now that I have obtained a job at Cavendish Laboratory and a teaching position at Trinity College, can I be eligible to enroll students? Not many, I only need one place each year. There are many students who are better than me in my hometown, and the reason why they failed to stand out, compared with me, is only because they missed an opportunity."

The reason why Chen Muwu rushed out of this electron microscope patent in such a hurry was to be able to bargain with Rutherford when he made this request.

Although he has already obtained a Ph.D., Chen Muwu's plan for running a school does not know when it will be realized.

But he can't return to China now, but it doesn't mean that he can't find another way to do the opposite, and let students come to the UK to find him, isn't it all right?

Chen Muwu was afraid that he would get a negative answer from his teacher, so he hastily added: "I can pay all the money for this student's tuition, accommodation, and daily miscellaneous expenses. Give him a place to enroll...

"For the patent fee just now, I can also continue to transfer more sharing ratios to Cavendish Lab..."

Rutherford knew why his disciple was so excited.

"Chen, don't worry, let's sit down and talk slowly if we need anything."

"You say you want people to go to Cambridge, of course that's all right.

"Education at Cambridge University has always been fair, as long as the student you are talking about can pass the entrance examinations of various colleges, even though it may be difficult to enter Trinity College, Cambridge still has so many colleges to choose from.

"But it is not the difficulty of the entrance examination that affects whether a person can enter Cambridge University, but the high tuition fees.

"If the guy ahead of me in the queue hadn't suddenly married and given up that scholarship, I might still be an old farmer digging potatoes in New Zealand.

"Different colleges have different scholarships, as long as the person you find is of high enough level, then I will try my best to help him get into a better college.

"Although the money provided by each college is not as good as the high scholarship of [-] pounds per year that Trinity College offers you now, it can still solve certain difficulties.

"The same is true for the Cavendish Laboratory. According to regulations, we should also conduct an assessment on this person before enrolling.

"But rules are dead, people are alive. For your sake, as long as your compatriots are good enough, maybe we can arrange it as appropriate."

Rutherford's words gave Chen Muwu a reassurance.

Although at the end of last year, a telegram from Zhu Zhaoxin called himself from Cambridge to London, and stood up for Fan Yuanlian, a representative of the Ministry of Education who came to negotiate with the British government.

However, the project of Gengzi staying in the UK involves the interests and games between the two countries after all, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to start within five years.

Nominally, the boxer indemnity is used to fund China's education and cultural undertakings, but there is a big hole waiting for the Republic of China to jump in, and there is a big loophole for the United Kingdom to take advantage of.

The Ministry of Education of China wants more of this money to go to universities in the mainland, but as a shit-stirring stick, they say they are more willing to allocate the money to Hong Kong.

After all, although it was forced to rent, Hong Kong is still part of your Republic of China, right?

If you don’t admit that allocating money to Hong Kong’s universities and middle schools is equivalent to allocating money to the education of the Republic of China, then it is equivalent to admitting in disguise that Hong Kong is not part of your Republic of China.

Historically, the first batch of projects to stay in the UK with Geng money was delayed until 1933, nine years later.

But long before that, the Americans began to subsidize Geng's money to study in the United States.

Relying on the continuous allocation of money by the Americans, a large number of international students have been boarding boats from Shiliupu Pier in Qihai Sea, crossing the Pacific Ocean, and receiving American education there.

Although Chen Muwu doesn't have a lot of money now, relying on the profits of the publishing house and the patent fees of the electron microscope in the future, it should be no problem to subsidize one or two students to study in the UK every year.

Every time a student is won from the Americans, it is a victory for Chen Muwu.

What's more, his income will never stop here, and when he finds a higher-level white glove in the future, his wealth will continue to grow.

"Thank you, thank you Director."

"That's good, Chen, do you have anything else to do?"

"There should be nothing else, Director... Oh, by the way, tonight at the Eagle Bar, my doctoral graduation party, teacher, you should come too, right?"

Rutherford laughed heartily: "Of course, I must drink your glass of wine!"

……

Cambridge has a lot of people getting degrees every year, so the Eagle Bar can be said to be very familiar with hosting graduation parties.

There is no size in the bar, and the appearance of professors from Trinity College and Cavendish Laboratory headed by Old Thomson did not suppress the enthusiasm of the students.

On the contrary, these professors enjoyed the atmosphere in the bar very much. They felt much younger when they stayed in the Eagle Bar.

The reason why Chen Muwu invited these professors was actually to invite himself a talisman.

Today's protagonists are nominally Chen Muwu and Ye Gongchao, two graduates who just obtained their degrees this summer.

But in fact, most of the people who came to the Eagle Bar came for Chen Muwu.

Before, he could always find various reasons not to drink, but this time he had to use his brain to escape alcohol again.

As long as he, Chen Muwu, sat with the professors, those people probably wouldn't be so embarrassed to come forward to tease him.

But the only inconvenient thing about sitting at this table is that Chen Muwu is sandwiched between Dirac, who also doesn't drink, and his teacher Fowler, on the left and on the right.

In front of him, a pen and several pieces of paper were already placed.

Chen Muwu was forced to drive the ducks to the shelves, picked up the pen, and couldn't help complaining in his heart, this person is really good at cursing!
But since he is not in the Cavendish laboratory now, it will be difficult for Rutherford to say anything again if Chen Muwu talks about his theories.

Besides, his son-in-law, who is also a theorist, is sitting next to him, so it cannot be said that theory is useless, and only experiments can discover the truth.

Rutherford could only drink beer with his teacher Old Thomson, chatting about where to go on vacation or playing golf in the upcoming summer vacation.

(End of this chapter)