Chapter 445 Don’t Judge a Person by Appearance

Vienna, Austria.

With the development of Austrian industry, Franz has felt the necessity of developing electricity, but the necessary electromagnetic theory has not been perfected.

In fact, Faraday had already proposed the theory of electromagnetic induction in 1831, but it was not perfect and was not enough to support the leapfrog development of electricity.

Franz had no problem improving some technologies, but he was powerless when it came to proposing a systematic scientific theory. Even if he had learned it at the beginning, he had already returned it to the teacher.

The reward has increased from the initial 10,000 florins to 150,000 florins, but there is still no improvement.

Franz did tinker with a steam turbine generator himself, but this thing is not a real steam turbine generator like the later generations, but a steam generator full of steampunk style.

The performance is acceptable, but the failure rate is a bit high, and there is a certain probability of explosion. That's right, the big explosion, the girls' school next door will be closed again.

The generator designed by Franz is actually modified based on the Faraday disk and the Davenport motor, which is actually not very smart.

However, generally speaking, the voltage of the Faraday disk is only a few volts, and the Davenport motor is only tens of volts, while Franz needs a voltage of hundreds of volts.

However, there are always more solutions than difficulties, and there are ways to increase the voltage. According to conventional thinking, the first way is to increase the speed.

But it was soon proved to be unfeasible, because the high speed of the disk will cause overheating, and even because the linear speed is too fast, the disk will be launched like a dart.

It's just that the power is much greater than that of a dart. In the spirit of seeking knowledge, Austrian scientists have increased the maximum speed of this thing to several thousand revolutions.

As for how it was obtained, Franz didn't know, but the result was that the disk was shot out like a cannonball, piercing the glass and cutting off the neck of a horse.

Since increasing the speed doesn't work, then use the dumbest method, increasing the diameter of the disk.

So, Austrian scientists and craftsmen made a giant Faraday disk with a diameter of more than ten meters.

In fact, generally speaking, such crazy behavior will definitely be stopped by craftsmen, but Austrian craftsmen seem to have long been accustomed to such unconventional creations. After all, the analytical engine designed by Dr. Babbage (priest) before was not smaller than this generator.

However, the result was not unexpected, and the explosion occurred again. The problem was still overheating and it could not operate for a long time.

Then these scientists pressed Franz's refrigerator again, but the existing technology still could not meet Franz's requirements.

Fortunately, Franz still had a third way to go. He could increase the magnetic field strength and replace the natural magnet with an electromagnet. Although it would consume some electricity, the voltage was finally increased.

But this thing still has a certain probability of explosion, or various strange accidents.

Although the technology has been improving, every month someone will be injured or even lose their life due to accidents.

You must know that aluminum is more precious than gold at this time, and electrolytic aluminum is the most efficient method, which is still used today.

Franz does not think that aluminum is more valuable than human life, but at this time, even if he wants to stop, there will be people who will continue to try because of the profit drive.

The income from electrolytic aluminum can not only continue to support the experiment itself, but also provide a large surplus. Franz will use the money to improve the relevant technology and compensate the families of those warriors who sacrificed their lives for it.

That's all he can do. If the electrolytic aluminum project is really stopped by force, some people will definitely take risks because the temptation is too great.

And those people do not have Franz's technology and financial resources, and they cannot guarantee safety. At the same time, it will cause the technology to spread further, and even affect Austria's development in turn.

It would be better for Franz to take all the blame alone. At least those people enjoyed it when they were alive, their families would be taken care of after they died, and the country would also benefit from it.

In fact, Franz had invited Faraday to Austria to continue his research many times, but this person was extremely unimpressed by the nobility and the royal family.

Faraday was a British man and was highly valued by the British government, especially Prime Minister Robert Peel, who personally admired him very much.

As soon as Robert Peel became prime minister, he applied for a special pension for Faraday and called him "the greatest living British scientist."

You should know that before this, only politicians, soldiers, and nobles could receive this honor, not even Sir Isaac, who discovered the law of universal gravitation.

Faced with such praise and such generous treatment, Faraday sternly refused.

In the end, even if he was knighted, he never regarded himself as such.

When Franz's envoy self-righteously talked about those generous conditions, he was doomed to fail.

Especially after Robert Peel took office, he attached great importance to the British scientific community and did not give Franz any chance to find a loophole. Naturally, he could only give up and wait for the right time.

However, Franz did not gain nothing. He found the name of Zinab Gram on the refugee list.

This guy is a typical example of an accident in human history. His invention is more of a discovery than an invention.

He accidentally connected the wrong wire at an exhibition, that is, the electricity generated by other generators was connected to the current output end of his own generator.

At this time, he was surprised to find that the current from the first generator entered the armature coil of the second generator, causing the generator to rotate rapidly and become an electric motor.

Then he broke the bottleneck of human use of voltaic batteries and opened a new chapter in history.

Although there was a lot of luck, it was also obtained through thousands of practices, and he himself was indeed very talented and could transform the AC generator (but it was not taken seriously at the time).

It is a long story that this person appeared on the refugee list. His father was a civil servant in Belgium and lived in the Gee-Bodene area (in Liege).

However, due to some changes in history, Belgium was divided after the Luxembourg crisis. And Austria got the Duchy of Liege, which originally belonged to Belgium, and his father was laid off after a major purge.

Franz did not want to make any major changes, but the top leaders of the Austrian Empire were not at ease with the new territory, and various remote commands caused complaints.

The big change was just one of their operations. Other things such as tax reform, military reform, and the establishment of military fortresses simply raised Franz's blood pressure, almost overturning his established strategy.

Therefore, Gram's father had no living security, but he was unexpectedly adventurous and sold his property to do business with others.

As expected, the Gram family was deceived and lost all their money. They could only apply for refugee asylum and move to Austria, and even had to consider emigrating overseas.

Because Gram's grades were very poor, his parents had difficulty in having children, and he had no skills. The Austrian government would like to throw such people to the colonies or Hungary to fend for themselves.

Fortunately, Franz has been looking for talents to study generators and has long listed him as a key target. However, due to his poor academic performance, the Austrian intelligence agency confirmed it again and again before daring to report to Franz.

The grades of this scientist who can leave his name in history are really bad, so bad that it is hard to believe that he will become a scientist.

He ranked 49th among the 50 students in the class, and almost all teachers had a bad evaluation of him.

Franz looked at this family of rubbish and could hardly find any reason to keep them. So he simply stopped looking for them. Franz would support Gram.

But before that, he still planned to see this genius in person. As a result, his first impression was that the 17-year-old Gram was not as tall as the 13-year-old Franz.

Although he wore clean clothes, he always gave people a very sloppy feeling. He didn't dare to look up at people, and he looked very timid.

Then he started some simple tests, of course, all conducted by professionals. Although simple, it was only for a small number of people.

As expected, this Gram was almost useless as his teachers evaluated, but he only had some extraordinary talent in mechanical assembly methods.

A complex mechanical clock, with hundreds of parts, followed by seven or eight drawings. But Gram only saw the mechanic disassemble it once, and he was able to reassemble it perfectly.

This talent made the mechanic, who had been working for more than 40 years, exclaim, "Impossible, he must have often disassembled this kind of mechanical clock, or worked in a watch shop for many years to achieve this level."

So the master changed to a more complicated thing-Babbage's difference engine. Although it was an early model, its complexity was not comparable to that of ordinary watches.

An hour and a half later, Gram assembled the simple difference engine.

Franz could only sigh, "This is a genius!? At least his memory and associative ability are far beyond ordinary people."

Then Franz showed Gram the latest generator at this time, hoping that he could give some feasible suggestions.

This is of course a pipe dream.

However, Franz still invited him to become a special citizen of Austria, enjoying full tuition exemption and living allowance.

Gram was still very excited to receive such an invitation. After all, this is much better than going to Africa or Hungary to open up wasteland and farm.

But Gram seemed to have some misunderstandings. He only wanted to be a senior technician and did not want to go to school. He just wanted to stay with those masters as an apprentice.

Franz was full of black lines. If he just wanted a skilled worker, would he have to spend so much effort?

Franz didn't think that senior technicians were bad, but with the progress of the times, it would become increasingly difficult to change the world with simple technological innovation.

Theoretical knowledge is necessary, and experts with a lot of practical experience and rich theoretical knowledge are what Austria needs in the future.

In short, Franz had high expectations for him, at least more than his historical achievements.

Therefore, Gram had to go back to school, but because his foundation was too poor, he was asked to repeat junior high school under the advice of many parties.

Of course, in order to ensure that he would not go astray, Franz hired Gram's father as an Austrian civil servant.

His only job was to supervise Gram's studies and practical further studies two days a week.

At this time, Gram suddenly made a request. He wanted to compete with Franz. Because in the stories he had heard, the descendants of such nobles were generally good-for-nothings who could only talk.

Gram wanted to see if that was true, and whether he could defeat the prince as easily as in the vernacular novel.

The result made Gram completely unable to laugh. Franz was better than him in every aspect, even in terms of strength. The 17-year-old was beaten by the 13-year-old without any chance to fight back.

Especially when the two sides competed with weapons, the other party actually broke his shuriken.

"That's made of iron," Gram sighed in his heart.

Franz laughed disdainfully.

"The referee, judges, and even the audience are all my people! What can you win with?!"

Gram, who just thought he was a genius, felt like he was poured with a basin of cold water, and followed his father to complete the enrollment procedures.

"People's hearts are sinister!"

At this time, Austria was still enjoying the dividends brought by technological innovation, and even some industries would lead the world for a long time in the future, but Franz still had some concerns. After all, the times were developing, and he had few ways to take shortcuts.

The future depended on the Austrian Empire's own hematopoietic function, but hematopoiesis was easy to say, but it might not improve for decades, and it might also go astray like Nokia.

Of course, as long as Franz is there, the general direction of history will not be too wrong.

At this time, Austria has already taken the first-mover advantage in some industries, but the journey of a hundred miles begins with a single step. Perhaps if you are not careful, just a moment of slackness may lead to being surpassed by others, and eventually lead to the bitter fruit of failure.

Franz has heard too many stories of losers. No matter how sad and exciting, he does not want to end up committing suicide on the banks of the Danube.

In contrast, Franz prefers to be a winner. Even if he wants to be a hero, he wants to be a living hero rather than a hero who is remembered by others.

September 30, 1843.

St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

At this time, an uninvited guest came to the largest military camp in the United States, Jefferson Camp, a graduate of West Point Military Academy, but his grades were ridiculously poor.

(Historically, there were only two regiments of troops stationed here, but now there are three divisions with nearly 20,000 troops. After all, the situation facing the United States at this time is much more severe than in history.)

Except for equestrianism, the performance of other projects, whether artillery, infantry, or cavalry, is very poor. And this young officer actually signed up to be a cavalry commander in Kansas, Wyoming, and Idaho, where they face Mexicans and French.

But his performance could not reassure officers in any of the above regions, so he became an infantry colonel.

After all, who made him a graduate of West Point Military Academy and a father who is a mayor?

It is hard to believe that this man who looks a little sloppy and weak will become the bloody butcher who turned the tide in the American Civil War in the future-General Grant.

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