"Oh, my friend, why didn't you wash your hair again?" Mark Twain said to Tesla after entering the door.
After Tesla saw Mark Twain, he knew that he was joking with him, and he also knew very well that the style of his works had always been satirical and humorous. Tesla said: "Old friend, if I had a head like you
If you have curly hair, I promise you will never wash your hair."
Mark Twain laughed and said: "You finally understand some humor now. I just say, it would be good to read more of my books."
Tesla was a relatively reserved person and was not good at communicating with others, but Mark Twain was just the opposite, almost a social butterfly.
Tesla said: "It seems that you have another novel idea to show me. I hope it won't be something weird like an automatic hay feeder or an eye drop funnel."
"Well, you're kidding me now! There's progress!" Mark Twain unfolded the design draft in his hand and said confidently, "Look, this is a new type of button. You know, I wear pants when riding a horse.
It’s too old and too troublesome to tie. If such buttons existed, they would never appear!”
Tesla only glanced at it, frowned and said, "Old friend, you're not bullying me for not being married, are you?"
Mark Twain asked in surprise: "What does this have to do with anything?"
Tesla pointed to the drawing and said: "Although I have always been single, I have passed by women's underwear stores in shopping malls many times. No matter how you look at it, this should be used for women's underwear."
It is true that Tesla never married, but that didn't stop him from having a vicious vision.
"It's really confusing," Tesla said. "Just like my inspiration, sometimes it suddenly bursts out a lot, and sometimes there is no progress for many days."
As for Mark Twain, it is simply because he has such a high status now. He is a leader in the literary world. Every move he makes attracts public attention. Of course, reporters like to report on his daily life.
Of course, it turns out that Tesla and his alternating current won in the end.
Tesla finally nodded slightly: "Instant messaging sounds interesting."
Tesla does feel that it makes sense, because he no longer has many sources of income, and only a few that can bring in a certain amount of income, such as the AC motor patent, are about to expire.
At that time, in order to oppose alternating current and at the same time increase his own direct current, Edison deliberately electrocuted many cattle, sheep, cats and dogs with alternating current to prove to the public that alternating current was unsafe.
Li Yu said: "Of course it is interesting, and it involves a lot of communication difficulties such as decoding. I don't think you will find it boring."
Well, now he felt the pleasure of flying thousands of miles.
The issue of wireless power transmission is a bit complicated to explain. To put it simply, Tesla believed that there is a global "electromagnetic resonance" phenomenon on the earth, which is formed between the earth's surface and the ionosphere. Lightning can stimulate such
Global electromagnetic resonance.
Mark Twain said: "Why do you mention this again?"
Tesla convinced Morgan to invest, and Morgan was interested in the business prospects of global radio broadcasting.
Mark Twain opened his mouth, "You, you, you~"
Readers are also very willing to read it, and it becomes a hot topic at every turn. It seems to be like a hot search in the future if someone drops his chopsticks on the ground.
If a wireless power transmitter emits 1 million watts of power to the outside world, the electrical equipment on the other side of the earth can only receive 10 watts. Therefore, long-distance wireless power transmission technology is unlikely to be realized now or in the foreseeable future.
Tesla thought for a while and said: "I just think that radio has been researched and understood, and there is no challenge."
Although saying this is a bit deceptive, it is not harmful to Tesla.
Well, this is what I thought, and I am indeed a science geek.
Tesla was also very good at mathematics. The difference between him and Edison was that he would use mathematical knowledge to deduct and deliberate before doing experiments, and only experiments would be carried out when it was reasonable.
I've never seen anything like that, and... well, this statement doesn't seem appropriate.
"Are you sure you're not joking?" Mark Twain finally asked.
Tesla didn’t care too much, “I think wireless power transmission is of greater significance.”
Therefore, when Tesla was working at the Edison Electric Light Company, he repeatedly proposed many test plans that were obviously unfeasible, but Edison did not adopt them.
"It's called an oscillator," Tesla said.
At present, human technology can only achieve short-range wireless power transmission, such as the wireless charging function of mobile phones.
Mark Twain laughed and said: "I forgot that we have a beautiful young lady here. It's all your fault for being such a crooked old man."
"Oh~" Mark Twain became more interested, "When I was in Europe, I heard that you caused a small earthquake in New York. Could this be the thing you used?"
Mark Twain wondered: "Why?"
Tesla spread his hands: "When did I ever make a joke to you?"
Radio transmits signals;
What wireless power transmits is electrical energy.
"Although I already know that you are very capable, it may not be convenient for you to be far away in China," Tesla said.
In fact, Tesla had completed radio communication a few years ago before the fire destroyed the laboratory, but who would have thought that there would be a fire.
Tesla glanced at Li Yu and said: "Strange, is it true? Why is the hairstyle different from what is in the newspaper? What do Chinese people really look like?"
Mark Twain said: "Yes, that's him. We just met him at the door."
So Li Yu said: "Now that you are not experiencing financial difficulties, sir, I think you can use wireless to achieve commercial value. If you have money, you can continue your wireless power research."
If the earth itself is used as a conductor to transport electricity to the ionosphere, electromagnetic resonance can be used to continuously propagate alternating current in the atmosphere. As long as the earth is equipped with special antennas, it can receive electricity from the air.
The name was originally mentioned by President Theodore Roosevelt in a speech. He compared these journalists who are dedicated to exposing scandals to the villain in a novel. This villain never looks up to the sky, but just holds a manure rake and bury his head in the sky.
Clean up the mess on the floor.
Mark Twain held his stomach and said: "Even you know this? If these poop-raking reporters are not busy exposing those monopoly companies, why do they write articles in newspapers saying that I have diarrhea?"
Mark Twain was very happy afterwards: "If I feel constipated in the future, I will definitely visit your laboratory again."
The dung-raking reporter or dung-raking movement refers to an activity that emerged in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, where journalists and newspapers conducted in-depth investigations into the undercover, exposed scandals, and revealed the dark side of society.
Morgan is a big plutocrat, and one of the best in the United States. Mark Twain said: "I say capitalists are stingy. He is so rich, what's wrong with giving you some subsidies? If I hadn't been killed by that damn automatic typesetting machine
You have wasted a lot of money on the machine, and I will definitely help you."
Li Yu said: "If you know something, we can work together on research and development."
There has always been one of the most famous photos of Tesla on the Internet. It is of Tesla sitting in front of a huge plate of coils, holding a book and reading.
"Then, this is the button. I want to try the feeling of an earthquake." Mark Twain said and pressed it.
This laboratory was destroyed by fire in 1894, and many experimental data were also lost.
Mark Twain said: "If you want to talk about diarrhea, it's really strange. I don't know what's going on. Sometimes, I have to go to the toilet four or five times a day, and sometimes I can't have diarrhea for two or three days, like now."
The oscillator quickly began to tremble, and after dozens of seconds of feeling like a jumping machine, the vibrator was turned off by Tesla.
As a result, Tesla only has a piece of company equity with little actual value.
Mark Twain got off the oscillator with Tesla's help, "Hurry, I can't do it anymore!"
"Let's not talk about diarrhea for now," Mark Twain walked to a corner of Tesla's laboratory. "I found this machine a bit interesting from the moment I entered the door. What does it do?"
Tesla said: "Now all New York knows you have diarrhea."
Tesla said: "Old friend, you are so old, you are not still interested in women's underwear, right? If Madam finds out, I'm afraid..."
However, he did not expect that after the laboratory was destroyed, his enemy Edison actually gave the current laboratory to Tesla.
"I'm sorry, old friend," Tesla apologized, "I really didn't expect this scientific celebrity to come, and I forgot about you for a while. As for your invention, of course it is feasible, but can it be used in women's underwear?
We also need technical personnel from the clothing company to consult with us for details.”
Mark Twain stood up directly and said, "I heard before that earthquakes are caused by the earth sneezing under our feet. So, your oscillator is like pepper noodles, which can make the earth sneeze on its own initiative."
"Old friend, what's wrong with you?" Tesla asked hurriedly.
The two had a grudge against each other, and now as an employee he was contradicting his boss. Edison couldn't bear it, even though Tesla was right most of the time.
But it is somewhat ironic that this laboratory was the place where Edison used to conduct various slanderous alternating current experiments during the current war between the two.
I just didn't expect that Italian Marconi would be the first to arrive and complete the radio transmission across the Atlantic ahead of schedule.
Tesla asked: "Why are you mentioning this to me? You also know radio?"
Tesla was amused: "You are not qualified to talk about me." Then he said to Li Yu, "Sorry, I was interrupted by Mr. Mark Twain again. Where were we just talking?"
Li Yu laughed and said: "Chinese people look like this. You want to say that there was still a braid in the newspaper before, right? I cut it off."
Tesla nodded: "Yes, but this one is much smaller."
Li Yu knew that this was a big hole and that Wardenclyffe Tower would be demolished in a few years.
Tesla said casually: "Many people are already working on this technology, but no one has done what I want to do."
"So this is the power of radio. It can allow people at long distances to achieve more convenient instant communication, even at both ends of the earth. Isn't it of great significance?" Li Yu said.
Mark Twain laughed and said, "It's so funny, scientific inspiration is like diarrhea!"
Mark Twain interrupted their conversation: "I asked you two scientists, can you wait and talk again? You are so young, and I have already stepped into heaven, so tell me about this invention first.
Is it feasible?”
For example, the collapse of a behemoth like Standard Oil, a subsidiary of the Rockefeller consortium that monopolized the market, was inseparable from the exposure of excrement reporters.
Tesla added: "I also heard that you seem to have a bad stomach and intestines recently."
Tesla is a bit like Mazda in the automotive industry in later generations. There has always been a joke on the Internet that Mazda will research rotary engines when it has money, sell cars when it has no money, and continue to research rotary engines when it makes money.
Sierra coughed next to her: "Can you please stop discussing the issue of underwear?"
Tesla said helplessly: "My test project has not made much progress recently, and the Wardenclyffe Tower, which has put so much effort into it, cannot achieve its scheduled goals. I am afraid that Mr. Morgan will withdraw his investment soon."
Tesla took down a copy of "Fractals and Chaos" from the bookshelf, "I have read it several times, but I have questions about a few questions, and I haven't been able to find anyone to ask. You are here just in time."
In addition, Edison was not optimistic about Tesla's so-called alternating current, so the two quickly parted ways.
"Don't!" Tesla didn't have time to stop him.
Li Yudao: "This is easy to say..."
Tesla obtained a radio patent in 1897, but it was quickly rejected by the U.S. Patent Office and awarded to Italian Marconi.
Tesla smiled and said: "Old friend, thank you so much! If your underwear buttons sell well, you might make money."
However, the dung raking campaign has once again consolidated the title of "the uncrowned king" of journalists and has played a significant role in purifying the social environment.
"Li Yu?" Tesla asked in surprise.
However, later generations obviously know that wireless power transmission will have unavoidable dispersion and instability, that is, the efficiency in power transmission cannot be fixed and will spread quickly.
"I didn't expect," Mark Twain said, "that this Chinese Li Yu said the same thing as you."
Li Yu said: "Both can be done, and both are things that benefit mankind."
Tesla thought for a while and said, "I can accept your statement. I like this kind of challenging research and development, but I will not give up research on wireless power transmission."
As for Tesla himself, he was a pure inventor. Now that radio had been invented, he felt it didn't matter and continued to work on more difficult wireless power transmission.
"Then you must come early, because I'm afraid that before long, this laboratory will no longer belong to me." Tesla said.
Tesla was indeed a persistent inventor and didn't care about commercial realization at all.
Tesla built the Wardenclyffe Tower, which he told Morgan was for global radio broadcasting, but what he wanted most was his own wireless power transmission.
Tesla smiled and said: "Your metaphor is so vivid."
Li Yu said: "We talked about mathematical issues, but I would like to know, Mr. Tesla, are you really ready to give up radio research?"
Li Yu shook his head and said: "The radio is only working in principle now. As for subsequent applications, there is still much that can be done."
Mark Twain held his head and said, "Am I still going to the lingerie factory?"
The Wardenclyffe Tower, which is still under construction, is the place where Tesla wants to realize his ultimate dream - he wants to realize global wireless power transmission and provide endless energy for mankind.
Unexpectedly, reporters loved this title so much that it passed down.
Someone had formed an electrical company with him before. Tesla even gave his alternating current patent to the company, but later the company kicked him out...
Tesla put down Mark Twain's drawings and shook hands with him, "It's unbelievable that you are so young! You can write such a profound mathematical book as "Fractals and Chaos". I have also read your paper, although
I don’t know much about thermodynamics and blackbody problems, but I can see that your mathematical foundation is very good.”
"I can't hold it in anymore!" Mark Twain said, holding his stomach. "Tell me where the bathroom is!"
This was the first time that Li Yu met this scientist who was almost forgotten by later generations but was actually extremely brilliant.
Edison himself only had a primary school diploma and did not know much advanced mathematical knowledge. His method of inventing was relatively crude, which was to try.
It would be great if Tesla agreed. Li Yu quickly said: "Of course there will be no delay! I will also set up a laboratory on Fifth Avenue in the near future. We can always work together. And I am not a capitalist. I respect it from the bottom of my heart."
I also support your various researches.”
Tesla said: "Let's settle it for now. We will continue to discuss it after your laboratory is completed."
Li Yu said happily: "What awaits us will be a bright future."
If we really pull this great god over in the future, we will definitely be even more powerful.