After discussing with Ye Gongchao one day to go to a photo studio to take pictures and one day to go to the legation in London to complete the formalities, everyone in the conference room of the Cavendish Laboratory was almost gone.
After Chen Muwu was busy with the important matter of his defense, he didn't care that he was wearing the fat Trinity College robe. He took a stack of papers and walked out of the conference room door, stepping on the creaking door. iron staircase.
"Please come in."
Rutherford's voice was as loud as ever. After getting his consent, Chen Muwu opened the door of his director's office.
"Chen, or I should call you Dr. Chen now. We just met. What do you want now?"
"Director, I want to apply for several patents in major countries in the UK, Europe and North America through Cavendish Laboratory."
Chen Muwu gently placed the pile of paper he had been holding in his hand on the desk in front of him since he came out of the laboratory.
This is exactly the patent on electron microscopes and several of its key components that he wrote in advance while waiting for the defense of his graduation thesis.
Electron microscopy is also a Nobel Prize-level discovery. If it is written into a paper, it should earn Chen Muwu a lot of fame.
However, the current impact of electron microscopy on Chen Muwu's reputation cannot be said to be the icing on the cake, it can only be regarded as better than nothing.
So it is better to organize this invention into a patent and get a patent certificate to make a small fortune.
Because of its high price, electron microscopes are not suitable for widespread use like optical microscopes.
But you get what you pay for, and its resolution accuracy is also too high, which often leads to surprising results in scientific research.
Damn it, General Electric in the United States can sell a vacuum pump that is not so high-end and sophisticated for $8,000.
It's not too much to sell my electron microscope for thousands of pounds, right?
Now, with the human and financial resources of the Cavendish Laboratory, it is possible to build a prototype of an electron microscope.
However, mass production of electron microscopes in the laboratory is labor-intensive and time-consuming.
Moreover, the main mission of the laboratory is to find science and technology that can change human life, and commercial development and promotion are not among its purposes.
In the original time and space, the first electron microscope was also produced in a laboratory in 1931, but the first commercial electron microscope appeared seven years later at Siemens in Germany.
Therefore, at present, Chen Muwu does not plan to engage in commercial manufacturing of electron microscopes. He just applies for the patent first and waits for the price to be sold.
And the reason why he chose to apply for this patent together with the Cavendish Laboratory is also the same as the previous publishing house with the Apostolic Society group.
The names of the University of Cambridge and the Cavendish Laboratory are very resounding all over the world. Even if someone, mainly an unethical Yankee, wants to plagiarize patents, they must be cautious and think carefully about it.
Therefore, Chen Muwu would rather give up half of the profits from the patent to keep the other half of his own profits.
He didn't want to take the risk and bear 100% of the loss alone.
As the director of the laboratory, Rutherford has seen many scientific researchers develop corresponding new instruments through their own scientific research results, and then apply for patents through the channels of the Cavendish Laboratory.
Not to mention the mass spectrometer invented by Aston, the patent procedure was also applied for by the Cavendish Laboratory.
So when he heard that Chen Muwu was going to apply for a patent, Rutherford didn't take it seriously at first.
But after seeing the patent title he put on the table and studying the contents more carefully, Rutherford's idea became, could he use this electron microscope to see inside the brain of the genius in front of him? , what exactly is it pretending to be?
He could think of using diffraction experiments to prove the wave nature of electrons, which was already a remarkable act.
Unexpectedly, Chen Muwu had just confirmed the wave nature of electrons, and he thought of using this shorter wavelength wave to replace visible light. It was indeed a genius move.
Although as early as after the discovery of X-rays, some people had thought about using X-rays with shorter wavelengths to create microscopes with higher resolution.
But a major difficulty with this method is that X-rays have a shorter wavelength and are more difficult to focus than visible light.
But Chen Muwu used electrons with the same short wavelength here, so how can he focus?
Rutherford was about to ask Chen Muwu this question, but found that there seemed to be several pieces of paper under the patent.
After he turned the page, he found that there was also a patent below, and what it said was "A method of making an electronic lens."
Good boy, you have already predicted my prediction, right?
Seeing that his student's scientific sense was so keen and his mind was so delicate, Rutherford smiled on his face.
"Dr. Chen, no problem. For these patents of yours, Cavendish Laboratory can apply for patents in various countries around the world on your behalf.
“And you don’t need to split the profits from patents 50-50 with the laboratory.
"According to the regulations, Cavendish only takes 20% of it, and the remaining 80% belongs to you personally."
"Director, that's really great."
Chen Muwu was prepared for a 50-50 split, but he never expected that the laboratory would be so conscientious.
"However, Chen, now that you have written down these principles on paper, can you try to build an electron microscope in reality?
"It just so happens that you don't have a position in the Cavendish Laboratory right now. How about treating this as your first task after joining the job? When the new semester starts this fall, I can send you a few students. help."
"Okay, Director."
Rutherford just assigned Chen Muwu a task, but did not specify a specific time, which was just convenient for him to continue fishing in the Cavendish Laboratory.
So Chen Muwu agreed without hesitation.
"So, Chen, besides these patents, do you have anything else?"
"There is indeed another thing, director, I want to ask. You just said that I can have a few students under me to help in the future.
"Now that I have both a job at the Cavendish Laboratory and a teaching position at Trinity College, can I be eligible for admissions? Not much. I only need one place every year. In my There are many students in my hometown who are better than me, but the reason why they fail to stand out is just because they have one less chance than me."
The reason why Chen Muwu was so anxious to get the electron microscope patent was so that he could have the confidence to bargain with Rutherford when he made this request.
Although he has obtained a doctorate, Chen Muwu’s school plan does not yet know when it will be realized.
But just because he can't return to China now, doesn't it mean that he can't find another way and do the opposite, and let students come to the UK to look for him, right?
Chen Muwu was afraid that he would get a negative answer from his teacher, so he hurriedly added: "I can pay for all the student's tuition, accommodation fees, daily miscellaneous expenses, etc. I just want Cambridge University to Give him a place to enroll...
"For the patent fee just now, I can continue to transfer more share ratios to Cavendish Laboratory..."
Rutherford knew why his beloved disciple was so excited.
"Chen, don't worry. If anything happens, let's sit down and talk about it slowly."
"You said you want to recruit people to study in Cambridge, of course there is no problem.
“The education at Cambridge University has always been fair, as long as the student you are talking about can pass the entrance examinations of each college, even though it may be difficult to enter Trinity College, there are still so many colleges in Cambridge to choose from.
“But what affects whether a person can enter the University of Cambridge is not the difficulty of the entrance exam, but the high tuition fees.
“If the person in front of me hadn’t suddenly gotten married and gave up the scholarship, I might still be an old farmer digging potatoes in New Zealand.
"Different colleges have different scholarships. As long as the level of the person you find is high enough, then I will try my best to help him get into a better college.
“Although the money provided by each college is not as high as the high scholarship of three hundred pounds per year offered to you by Trinity College, it can still solve certain difficulties.
"The same is true for Cavendish Laboratory. According to regulations, we should also conduct an assessment on this person before admission.
"But rules are dead, people are alive. For your sake, as long as your compatriots are good enough, then maybe we can make arrangements as appropriate."
Rutherford's words were a reassurance for Chen Muwu.
Although at the end of last year, a telegram from Zhu Zhaoxin called her from Cambridge to London to support Fan Yuanlian, a representative of the Ministry of Education who came to negotiate with the British government.
However, the Gengzi Study in Britain project involves the interests and competition between the two countries after all, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to start within five years.
Nominally, the Boxer Indemnity was used to fund China's education and cultural undertakings, but there was a big hole waiting for the Republic of China to jump into, and a big loophole for the British to exploit.
China's Ministry of Education wants more of this money to flow to universities in the mainland, but as a troublemaker, the leader said that they would rather allocate the money to Hagang.
After all, even though it was forcibly rented, Hong Kong is still part of your Republic of China, right?
If you do not admit that allocating money to universities and middle schools in Fuzhou is equivalent to allocating money to the education of the Republic of China, then it is equivalent to admitting in disguise that Fuzhou is not part of the Republic of China.
Historically, the first batch of Geng Geng funds to study in the UK was delayed until 1933, nine years later.
But long before that, Americans began to support Geng Geng Scholars studying in the United States.
Thanks to the continuous allocation of funds from the Americans, a large number of international students have been boarding the ship from Shiliupu Pier in Sihaihai, crossing the Pacific Ocean, and receiving American education there.
Although Chen Muwu doesn't have a lot of money now, he should have no problem funding one or two students every year to study in the UK based on the profits of the publishing house and the patent fees from future electron microscopes.
Every time he wins a student from the Americans, it is a victory for Chen Muwu.
What's more, his income will never stop here. When he finds a higher-level white glove in the future, his wealth will continue to grow.
"Thank you, thank you, director."
"That's good, Chen, do you have anything else to do?"
"There shouldn't be anything else, director... Oh, by the way, tonight is my PhD graduation party at the Eagle Bar. Teacher, you should be coming too, right?"
Rutherford laughed heartily and said: "Of course, I will drink your glass of wine!"
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Many people receive degrees in Cambridge every year, so the Eagle Bar is very familiar with hosting graduation parties.
The bar was large and small, and the presence of professors from Trinity College and Cavendish Laboratory, led by Old Thomson, did not dampen the enthusiasm of the students.
On the contrary, these professors also enjoyed the atmosphere in the bar. Staying in the Eagle Bar made them feel a lot younger.
The reason why Chen Muwu invited these professors here was actually to invite himself an amulet.
Today's protagonists are nominally Chen Muwu and Ye Gongchao, two graduates who just obtained their degrees this summer.
But in fact, most of the people who came to the Eagle Bar came for Chen Muwu.
He had always found various reasons not to drink before, but this time he had to use his brain to escape alcohol again.
As long as he, Chen Muwu, sits with the professors, they probably won't be so embarrassed to come forward and talk to him again.
But the only inconvenient thing about sitting at this table was that Chen Muwu was sandwiched between Dirac and his teacher Fowler, who also didn't drink.
In front of him, a pen and several pieces of paper were already placed.
Chen Muwu was forced to catch up and pick up the pen. He couldn't help complaining in his heart, this person is really good at writing!
But since he is not in the Cavendish Laboratory now, if Chen Muwu continues to work on his theory, Rutherford will not be able to say anything.
And sitting next to him is his son-in-law who is also a theorist, so it cannot be said that theory is useless and only experiment can discover the truth.
Rutherford could only drink beer one cup after another with his teacher, Old Thomson, and talk about where to go on vacation or play golf in the upcoming summer vacation.
(End of chapter)
