Chapter 573 Franz's Recreation (Part 1)

Since he was going to publish a magazine, Franz decided to register the names of Nature, Science, The Lancet, Time, Fortune, Playboy, etc. first.

He thought that if he had an advantage, he should make good use of it. Anyway, instant communication was very difficult in this era, so he simply focused on high-quality products, printing weekly, monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual magazines in color, and seized the high-end market.

Franz knew very well that it was not those newspapers that had real international influence, but these journals and magazines. In the future, they would be the embodiment of a country's soft power. These things would directly affect the elites of other countries, and their influence would be immeasurable.

Of course, Franz was still a little overwhelmed by so many journals at once. This was not a matter of money, but that not all of these scientists in Austria were good at writing papers, and there were many practitioners among them.

However, publishing articles could not be forced, and Franz would still respect the scientists' own ideas. As for the fact that there was only one version in German, there was no room for negotiation.

This was not to win over the Germans, but to establish the official language of Austria. Otherwise, if there were eight languages ​​in a book, no one except linguists would understand it.

At the same time, this is also to attract top talents from various countries to learn German. After all, translators do not necessarily have professional knowledge, and a few minor ambiguities may lead to a disaster, so those people have to learn German for further study, which is also a way to increase international influence.

Of course, this is just a prelude to harvest. Once you achieve authority, you will be like a mountain or a hollow valley, with clouds and mists lingering in the world without intention, and streams converging in the world without intention. It is also like a black hole, which absorbs everything without intention. This is the so-called academic hegemony.

However, in China, Franz still has to continue to oppose the emergence of academic cliques, and at the same time encourage scholars to challenge authority and impossibility.

The first edition of "Nature" and "Science" published Avogadro's research results. Although these theories have become common sense in Austria, they are still an unacceptable view in the world.

Among them, the strongest opposition was from the British, because Dalton, the father of modern chemistry (the absolute authority of scientists at the time), opposed Avogadro, and the former had just passed away in July 1844, so the British felt that this was an insult to the dead.

Scientists from the Royal Society of Science even jointly stated that they would never accept Avogadro's theory, but Franz just thought these people were talking nonsense.

The French reacted equally fiercely. They also did not recognize Avogadro's theory. The reason was similar to that of the British, because the authorities did not agree, and the Austrian journals were obviously not authoritative.

The reactions in the German region were different, but some people also agreed with this view after going to Vienna to participate in the debate.

However, Avogadro's theory did promote the progress of molecular physics and molecular chemistry, which was specifically reflected in materials, medicine, biology, energy, catering, military... Almost all industries will be affected, which is a real big step.

It's just that under Franz's catalysis, the time for its recognition was advanced by 20 years, so that many detours can be saved.

Historically, Liebig's theory laid the foundation for the fertilizer industry, but it was the British who first made breakthroughs in the field of fertilizers.

In 1841, British Rolls invented superphosphate, which was obtained by processing natural calcium phosphate. In 1842, Britain established the world's first fertilizer factory. In 1854, Britain first produced phosphate fertilizer.

However, with Franz's strong support, Austria's fertilizer industry was much stronger than in history, but the quality and production efficiency were not much better than those in Britain.

Franz considered making nitrogen fertilizer. First of all, he needed to separate nitrogen from the air. This was the final solution in history and was much more reasonable and cost-effective than other methods.

But now there is a problem. The boiling point of oxygen (the temperature at which liquid boils into gas) is -183℃, while the boiling point of nitrogen is -196℃. To separate nitrogen, a temperature of at least -183℃ is required.

However, Franz found all the methods of making low temperature at that time, and -120℃ was the limit. This gap is a bit large compared to -183℃, so he could only give up temporarily.

However, a huge reward was offered for this. Natler, an unknown doctor, created the earliest device that could separate nitrogen, but people at that time could not do this.

In fact, Franz also had a misunderstanding about the method of nitrogen separation. After all, he only knew some parameters, and then he took it for granted that there was only this way.

The high-pressure gas compressor made by Natler easily exceeded the number that previous people thought could not be broken, reaching 250atm (normal pressure). Just when everyone thought it was incredible, this person made a super-high-pressure gas compressor of 3.

This record was not broken until the end of the 19th century, but he did not succeed in separating nitrogen from the air, so the Viennese scientific community proposed the concept of "eternal gas".

They believed that part of the air would never be liquefied. Franz knew they were wrong, but he could not find a way to refute it for a while.

However, he still bought Dr. Natler's invention for a large sum of money for the Royal Society of Sciences to continue to study the method of separating nitrogen.

Franz's behavior was still a charitable act in the eyes of others. After all, the super-high compressor did not seem to have any obvious value.

However, it greatly promotes the research on the power of chemistry and physics, and can also resurrect a unique military unit of the Austrian Empire.

In fact, Franz's investment in science and technology seemed more like charity or entertainment sponsorship in the eyes of the nobles at the time.

But Franz did not choose to sponsor artists, but craftsmen, scholars and scientists. In fact, at first some people were dismissive of the awards and positions established by Franz, showing the ancient style of starving to death without eating the food they brought. After all, those who engage in experimental science are usually rich people.

But when they knew the specific amount of the bonus, they all became eager to get it, and even wished that the Grand Duke would look at them more.

However, Franz rarely appeared in public, and even if he did appear, he would be followed by a large number of guards, so it was unrealistic to directly find the Grand Duke himself.

But Franz would not refuse scientific progress. Although he could not see the new inventions one by one, the Royal Society of Science was here, and now there were two major journals, "Nature" and "Science", plus irregular Campus seminars and community-wide invention bounties.

The talents of the Austrian Empire would not feel aggrieved that their talents were not recognized. After all, no one except Franz himself could cover the sky with one hand, so these people did not have to fear being banned for offending authority.

Franz will try to treat every inventor and patentee fairly, but the specific rewards must still be calculated based on previous commitments and the possible future impact on the Austrian Empire.