Reborn and become a Great Scientist

Chapter 384 123 Unexpected Gift

Complaints are complaints, but for the distinguished guest of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and for Chen Muwu who provided him with ideas one after another to help him gain a foothold in front of the family, little Marcus still responded to his requests.

He took note of Chen Muwu's request to build a power plant specifically to supply power to Prince's College and its surrounding areas, and planned to contact Stockholm's municipal department after returning to see if it was possible to plan and build a power plant nearby. Here comes the power plant.

Chen Muwu asked Marcus another question, which was where the future physics laboratory would be.

Although he cares about the school's teaching facilities and the students' accommodation environment, Chen Muwu is also concerned about where the old, middle-aged and young physicists will engage in physics research after they are tricked into the school in the future.

Little Marcus pointed out the area that Chen Muwu was concerned about on the construction drawings, and even took him to the school construction site for on-the-spot investigation.

This is one of the many roofed buildings in Prince's College. Compared with the Cavendish Laboratory of Cambridge University, it has higher floors, a larger area, and more modern use of technology. I don't know how much bigger the space is.

In terms of appearance, it adheres to the Nordic simple style. It is not decorated to be more suitable for the overall architectural style of Cambridge University like the Cavendish Laboratory, but it looks a little exaggerated when taken alone.

Little Marcus beside him introduced it like a tour guide: "This physics laboratory building is a building that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince specifically ordered to be completed as soon as possible. It must be completed before the school officially opens next year, and it will become the first batch of buildings in Prince College. architecture.

"His Highness knows that you will complete many experiments in Sweden, so he made this request.

“So our construction workers have been working overtime during this period and finally met His Highness’s request.

“Now the entire building has been capped, only the glass has not been installed, and the interior decoration has not yet started, but it will definitely be completed before the school is officially put into use next year.

"Dr. Chen, do you have any other comments or suggestions?"

While little Marcus was giving credit to himself, he also did not forget to praise the Crown Prince of Sweden in his words.

Chen Muwu felt that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was indeed serious, and he really wanted to do something practical to improve the country's physics level.

"Okay, great. I would like to thank Mr. Wallenberg and the big family behind you for their help in the smooth construction of this school. I would also like to thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for taking this matter very seriously.

"I am not an architectural scholar, nor an urban planner. I will not mention or have any opinions on the layout of the entire school and the distribution of various practical buildings.

“But I still have a say in the laboratory in front of me.

"This physics laboratory that is about to be completed has a larger space, a better environment, and is in close proximity with neighboring countries, whether it is compared to the Cavendish Laboratory of the University of Cambridge or the Radium Institute of the University of Paris. Compared with the Institute of Theoretical Physics in Denmark, the whole building is more impressive."

Chen Muwu's level of speaking ability is second only to his attainments in physics research.

"By the way, Mr. Wallenberg, can I go into this building and have a look? I came to Sweden in advance this time because I want to take the lead in conducting some scientific research activities here."

"This……"

Although I have met Chen Muwu countless times, the two of them are already very familiar with each other.

But after all, he was a distinguished guest from afar. He suddenly raised this question, which made little Marcus undecided for a while.

Chen Muwu quickly added with a smile: "I mainly want to find a suitable room and prepare to build an experimental instrument here.

"It just so happens that the school's construction team hasn't dispersed yet. There are still forty or fifty days before Christmas. It should be enough to decorate a room according to my requirements, right?

"By the way, are there any safety helmets? I want to go in and take a look now."

Safety helmets have been around for a long time, but no matter now or in the future, workers on construction sites are not very willing to wear them.

Little Marcus magically pulled out two caps from nowhere and handed one to Chen Muwu. He followed the example and placed the other one on his head. Then he followed the former through the scaffolding at the door and walked in. The door to the physics laboratory.

After Chen Muwu entered, he went straight to the basement. He felt that his cyclotron should be built in a corner, the better.

Because it is not a special-shaped building, the entire building only has four corners.

After some comparisons, Chen Muwu selected the largest one from the four rooms, which would determine the location where the cyclotron would need to be installed in the future.

He explained to little Marcus and the captain of the decoration team who had put down his work and came with him: "I want to decorate this place into a laboratory with good insulation, that is, whether it is on the floor, walls or ceiling, On each of the six sides, several thick layers of mica sheets must be affixed to ensure high insulation, and we hope to do it as quickly as possible.

"After the decoration is completed, I will come to inspect and accept it. I'm sorry to bother you all."

Chen Muwu's requirements are not too harsh for the construction team. At best, they are stupid owners who put forward their own new ideas for the decoration design.

Moreover, this is not a home decoration, but a highly professional physics laboratory. The opinions of professionals like Chen Muwu must be listened to and accepted.

"No problem, we promise to complete the task as soon as possible while maintaining quality and quantity!"

The construction team leader made a promise to Mr. Marcus Jr. of the Wallenberg family, to whom his decoration company belongs, and to the Chinese guests who accompanied him.

"Thank you for your hard work. After the decoration is completed, I will give you more bonuses."

Chen Muwu also followed suit and made a wish.

Anyway, little Marcus is not short of this money. With certain rewards, the workers will be more energetic in their work.

As expected, little Marcus didn't take seriously the reward proposed by Chen Muwu, and nodded along with him: "Dr. Chen is right, please do your duty."

After walking out of the laboratory building, Chen Muwu dusted off the dust on his clothes from visiting the construction site and expressed his gratitude to little Marcus again. He also made another request, that is, the power plant near Prince's College will take a long time to build factories or assemble generator sets. Before that, he hopes to draw a dedicated line from Stockholm's power grid to temporarily provide electricity to the school. The first batch of buildings there included power supply, including the laboratory location chosen by Chen Muwu himself.

The two people then returned from the construction site of Prince College to the hotel where they, the guests, had been staying for a while.

Because of the construction progress of the cyclotron, the next step of the plan could not be carried out until the insulating mica sheets were laid in the laboratory, so Chen Muwu did not let the other four people who came to Stockholm from Brussels to start the construction plan immediately—— Of course this is not realistic - instead, it gives them an indefinite period of leave.

Taking advantage of this period of time, Irena and Frederic, who can still be considered newlyweds, plan to walk around Stockholm and the surrounding areas, and continue to make every effort to make up for their honeymoon trip.

However, Zhao Zhongyao and Cockcroft cannot be as relaxed as the couple above, because the purpose of their coming to Stockholm is not only to build a cyclotron for Chen Muwu, but also to prepare the Nobel Prize acceptance speech, as well as various related precautions.

Chen Muwu asked little Marcus to make an appointment for him to "meet" His Highness the Prince, and then started his own work.

Just like when he built the electrostatic particle accelerator at the Cavendish Laboratory, Chen Muwu planned to assemble a cyclotron model himself this time.

It's just that the latter is much more sophisticated than the former. This time he can't let Oppenheimer spend less than half a pound to purchase small items such as tin cans, silk and electric motors, and assemble them together to obtain To make a motor model, you must first draw a blueprint on paper, and then build the corresponding model components.

——After drawing the blueprint, it is not impossible to place an order with the local factory in Stockholm, but Chen Muwu is a little worried about their work efficiency, so he still chooses to do it himself.

More than a month is plenty, and it is a fleeting time. It must not be wasted.

The model of a cyclotron is very similar to a real cyclotron. It requires placing a particle source in the center to emit particles, and then two D-shaped boxes that can provide an acceleration environment for the particles, as well as provide an acceleration energy source and bind the particles. Electric and magnetic fields that move in a circular motion.

After Chen Muwu drew up the blueprint, he studied the matter with Zhao Zhongyao and Cockcroft.

The three of them finally decided to try out a cyclotron model with a radius of fifteen centimeters.

The value of fifteen centimeters is not Chen Muwu’s whim, but is similar to the length of six inches (approximately 15.24 centimeters) in imperial units.

Finally being able to take charge of his own business, Chen Muwu will definitely give up the troublesome British system of units to convert, and turn to the International System of Units, which is concise, clear and easy to calculate.

Out of trust in Chen Muwu, the British Cockcroft also did not object to Chen Muwu's proposal.

Metric units are indeed much more convenient to calculate than imperial units!

As an engineer by background, he is the most hands-on among the three.

Therefore, Cockcroft was responsible for the construction of the D-type box, while Chen Muwu and Zhao Zhongyao were responsible for the electric field and magnetic field, and the other was responsible for the particle radiation source.

——They don’t need to make a particle source in Stockholm for a model this time. They only need to find radium or polonium, put it in a lead box, and use the alpha particles that are continuously emitted from it.

A few days later, the Curies returned to their residence after completing their tour in and around Stockholm, and they joined in the development of the cyclotron model non-stop.

And not long after their return, Chen Muwu received an invitation from the Crown Prince of Sweden, inviting him to visit the Swedish Royal Palace.

In fact, after little Marcus informed him, he finally learned that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Sweden had made a surprise visit to Chen Muwu. He had long wanted to meet this good friend who had not seen him for more than a year as soon as Chen Muwu came to Stockholm.

After many years of preparation, his Prince's College, which he named after himself, is finally entering the next stage. He must discuss with his partners how to run the school and make it run perfectly. .

But at the end of the year, it is the busiest time of the year.

There are also a lot of things in the royal family, such as deciding on the list of honors for next year.

Prince Gustaf, although he is nominally the Crown Prince of Sweden, is already forty-five years old this year.

His king father, His Majesty Gustav V, will turn seventy next year.

The Swedish royal family can be regarded as an elderly royal family in Europe today.

Gustav V lived until the end of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War until his death in 1950 at the age of ninety-two.

And his son, Chen Muwu's good friend, the current Crown Prince of Sweden, Prince Gustav, was sixty-eight years old when he came to the throne. He then sat in the position of King of Sweden for another twenty-three years before his death. Shi was only one year younger than his father.

After the death of Gustav VI, the crown prince was not the crown prince but the crown grandson. At that time, the Swedish royal family finally became a little younger.

On the contrary, the royal family of their cousin outside the European continent, Britain, is getting older and older.

The current King of Sweden is old, and the Crown Prince of Sweden is in his prime, so he is already like a prince, helping his father handle some political affairs.

After confirming the list of honors, he finally had time to meet this good friend who had arrived in Stockholm a long time ago.

At the Crown Prince's private residence, when they first met, the Crown Prince of Sweden had no time to continue the friendship between the two. He first complained to his good friend Chen Muwu about the troubles he had recently encountered in handling government affairs.

For example, when it comes to conferring honors, how many should this family give and how many should that family give?

In addition, there are a bunch of wealthy upstarts who hope to support their appearance by donating money to the country in exchange for medals.

"Dr. Chen, you don't know. What I hope most right now is that the school in Stockholm will be built as soon as possible. I will no longer care about the messy affairs of the royal family and go to the school to be my principal."

As the Crown Prince of Sweden talked, he finally realized that Chen Muwu, who had been sitting opposite him since just now, listening to his grievances without saying a word.

"Hey, Dr. Chen, do you want a medal? As long as you open the mouth of Chrysostom, I will send you the medal!"

(End of this chapter)