Facts have proved that the cause of this "accidental hit" was actually a communication problem.
To put it bluntly, there is a problem with the communication between the airship team and the army, but in this era, this kind of communication between heaven and earth does not need to be considered at all.
In fact, not to mention communication between heaven and earth, even communication on the ground is extremely inconvenient in this era. However, the invention of the telegraph more than 20 years ago changed everything to a great extent. But it was only
It has only changed to a certain extent. After all, telegrams require professional training from sending to translating.
However, it was precisely because of the invention of the telegraph that a new industry appeared in the world - the telegraph company.
The Nanhua Telegraph Company was founded in 1862. Although it was only established a few years ago, it built thousands of kilometers of telegraph lines to connect Nanhua with Shanxi, Patagonia, Shandong and other places. As a company,
The needs of development require the South China Telegraph Company to hire technical personnel in various countries through foreign offices every year.
Like all foreign offices, the New York office also advertises recruitment through newspapers.
For those impoverished immigrants from various countries living in New York, job advertisements in newspapers are undoubtedly their hope of life.
"Noli Tower" in lower Manhattan is the famous "Little Italy". Many immigrants from Italy live here. Although the streets here are dirty and chaotic, and every room is overcrowded, for those from Italy
For immigrants, this is the only place where they can feel safe in the New World. Even if it is full of poverty and mafia, so what?
For those immigrants who don't speak English, at least they have hope of living here. If they leave here, they won't even be able to survive without speaking English.
Antonio Mucci, a doctor, is such a person. Although he immigrated to the United States as early as 1845, he still does not speak English. Although he calls himself a doctor, his life is still poor. This
It's because his treatment method is very different - electrotherapy. After immigrating to the United States, in order to improve his living environment, he began to study electrophysiology, which he was very interested in. He also developed a method of using electric shock to treat diseases. However, people are not familiar with this kind of treatment.
He has always been dubious about informal treatment methods and has not had many customers, which has directly led to his life being extremely uncomfortable. It can even be said to be poverty-stricken.
As usual, when he came to his friend's shop and saw that there was no patient in the shop, Anthony said to Mucci.
"Mookie, my friend, maybe you should get out of here? There will be more people outside,"
"Get out of here? I don't speak English."
Of course Mucci has thought about leaving Little Italy. Only by leaving here will he have more customers, but for him who cannot speak English, leaving here means that he cannot survive.
"I'm not talking about this, I'm talking about leaving the United States..."
Throwing the "Daily Nolita", the Italian newspaper in Little Italy, in front of Mucci, Anthony said.
"Look, this telegraph company is recruiting technicians. You may be able to apply there. Although it's not in the United States, if you get this job, you can earn $100 a month!"
"I don't understand telegraphy!"
Mu Qi refused directly.
"Mookie, have you forgotten your invention?"
"Invention? What invention?"
"Is that the "long-distance telephone"?",,
"Telephone?"
Mu Qi was stunned for a moment, he really almost forgot.
That was his invention 20 years ago, in 1849. When he was preparing to treat a friend in another room, an unexpected miracle happened. Through a wire connecting the two rooms, he heard clearly
He heard a friend's voice coming from the other room. From then on, he spent several years improving the invention.
"If you bring your invention over, they will definitely be willing to pay a lot of money to hire you! At least they will buy your invention."
"But, I don't speak English! And what if they take away my invention?"
In fact, his invention was already very mature as early as 1860. In order to promote his invention, Mucci even published an introduction to the prototype of the telephone in an Italian newspaper in New York. However, he did not apply for a patent for the invention because in the United States
Applying for a patent required US$250, and the impoverished Mucci simply could not afford that huge sum of money. He did not understand English and could not find investors because he failed to integrate into American society.
That's why his invention has been delayed until now.
"Mu Qi, you have to try. You have to know that this is the only job advertisement that does not restrict language. Maybe this is an opportunity."
Chance!
Opportunities are always for those who are prepared. When Mucci came to America's New York office accompanied by his son, almost as soon as he showed off his invention, he immediately aroused the interest of the recruiter.
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"You mean, your invention can transmit sound?"
Zhao Mingqing looked at the drawings with some curiosity. As a company recruiter, he is mainly responsible for receiving people who speak Italian.
"Did you bring anything in kind?"
Compared to this drawing, he needs physical evidence as proof.
"This, this, sir, if you are interested, I can bring it over."
The 61-year-old Mucci seemed a little nervous. Out of caution, he did not bring the actual "telegraph machine for communicating with the host," but he was afraid that the other party would not believe him, so he explained.
"A "long-distance telephone" is actually a diaphragm that vibrates. This vibration changes the current on an energized electromagnet. This change in current transmits the same vibration when it is transmitted to the other end of the wire.
To receive the diaphragm and reduce it to words..."
In fact, Mucci's invention was completely accidental. At that time, he inserted a metal reed connected to a coil into his friend's mouth, and the coil was connected to a conductor in another room. In fact, the metal reed originated here.
When it comes to the function of the sensor, it is precisely because it is connected to the coil that its vibration is converted into an electric current. Mucci immediately realized that this phenomenon had unusual significance, and immediately began to study what he called "talking"
"telegraph" device.
The next year, Mucci's telephone was named the "Telephone". At the same time, the device was further improved: at first, the crude coil was an assembly made of magnet coils and diaphragms.
Instead, Mucci also conceived of multipliers that would strengthen the signal along the line to avoid the gradual attenuation of the signal over long distances.
Although he had already created a perfect "long-distance telephone", he had no channel to promote it and change his life. More importantly, it was difficult for Mucci, who did not speak English, to use Italian.
Convince others to invest in or buy his invention.
But he is also cautious. After all, even in the United States, there are many "invention thieves" who specialize in defrauding other people's inventions.
Because of this, he didn't bring anything in kind when he came this time.