Chapter 181 Scientists (1)

The coast was very quiet, and the dark sea water hit the reef fiercely.

The soldiers of the Austrian Marine Corps hid the boat behind the inconspicuous reef.

Ten attack teams, a total of 50 marines, were stepping on the reef and slowly moving towards the position where the three lights were lit.

In order to reduce the noise as much as possible, their shoes were specially made in Franz's arsenal. The rubber non-slip shoes had patterns on them that could greatly increase friction, but were not too heavy to make unnecessary noises. The outer surface was made of fleece waterproof technology, and a layer of aluminum alloy plate was added inside, which also had anti-stab function.

Their military boots should be the best of this era. The technology of aluminum alloy is not difficult. Just adding some copper and magnesium can greatly enhance the strength of aluminum, while being very light.

It's just that it's not easy to explain this principle to the craftsmen, so Franz simply attributed it to alchemy.

Vulcanized rubber technology was originally invented by Americans, but Franz did not intend to pay patent fees to Americans, so this technology was released ahead of time. It was similar to aluminum alloy technology and did not have a high threshold.

And under Franz's operation, Vienna's chemical community can be said to be a gathering of stars.

Avogadro, another unlucky person in the history of science, also lived in Austria. He was a genius chemist who was unknown during his lifetime. Fifty years after his article was published, someone finally understood him and regarded him as a god, and named the law he discovered Avogadro's law.

Avogadro, who was paid 500 florins at the University of Turin and worked as a copyist at night, heard that there was a job with an annual salary of 2,000 florins, so he immediately moved his family to Vienna.

Friedrich Wöhler, at the age of 36, was the head of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Göttingen and was at the peak of his life. Franz's invitations were rejected several times, and the University of Göttingen also attached great importance to him and tried to retain him.

Finally, Adjani asked one of her subordinates to get close to Wöhler's teacher Leopold Gmelin and get through to Wöhler.

Wöhler respected his teacher Gmelin very much, so he naturally couldn't refuse the teacher's invitation, so the master and apprentice packed up and came to Vienna.

Leopold Gmelin was also a great chemist, but his personal morality was not very good, so he was easily controlled by Adjani's subordinates.

The Violet Knights were completely useless in the hands of Madame Sophie. After being handed over to Adjani, some troublesome things could be solved at a very small cost.

Of course, Madame Sophie did not do nothing. She stuffed those orphans and misguided women into the Violet Knights. The team, which originally had only a dozen people, has now grown to nearly three hundred people, but the level is hard to describe.

Caroline, Adjani's former deputy, has a less obvious scar on his face.

Robert William Bunsen and Kirchhoff came to Vienna while wandering around. Franz did not know them, so he naturally would not invite them.

The two young men were not famous. They spent their days in Vienna drinking and partying. As soon as they woke up the next day, they saw carriages carrying gorgeous noble ladies heading north of the city.

The two followed them all the way and entered the Vienna Royal College for Women in a daze. It happened that the school was short of teachers.

The person in charge of admissions happened to be Professor Liebig. He was very disgusted with the two drunkards. When he heard that they were from the chemistry major, Professor Liebig was furious.

However, after a test, the two were quite insightful. Liebig was also impressed by their talents and extended his hand.

"Gentlemen, congratulations on your successful passing of the test. Let me introduce myself, Justus von Liebig. It's a pleasure to work with you."

Robert William Bunsen and Kirchhoff were stunned at first, and then shook their heads.

"Impossible! You must be dreaming. If you are Liebig, I am Plato." Bunsen said.

"Then I am Socrates." Kirchhoff followed.

"Why are you Socrates? I'm older than you!" Bunsen said.

"It's nothing to be old, I drink more than you!" Kirchhoff retorted.

"I see you're still drunk, I'll help you sober up." Bunsen slapped Kirchhoff.

"Ouch! It hurts, how can it hurt so much in a dream? Wake up too!" Kirchhoff also slapped him.

Kirchhoff and Bunsen slapped each other, and Liebig finally couldn't stand it and left, leaving only one sentence.

"Two lunatics."

After a long while, Kirchhoff and Bunsen each covered their red and swollen cheeks and said.

"It doesn't seem to be a dream?"

"Then was that Liebig himself just now?"

"Wow!"

The two hugged each other and cried, not knowing whether they were excited or ashamed.

Charles Babbage was a genius inventor who invented the principle of the Analytical Engine (the predecessor of modern electronic computers) in 1834. In this design, he envisioned the possibility of performing any mathematical operation according to the instructions on the punched cards storing data, and envisioned most of the other features of modern computers.

However, the British government refused to support his work because his ideas were too advanced and the design was difficult to implement.

Just when this genius was looking for a job, Vienna responded to him. Charles Babbage only wanted to complete his research, so he immediately accepted Franz's invitation.

No one in this era knew better than Franz how important computers were, and the funding Babbage asked for was not very high, 1,500 pounds a year.

Babbage was accompanied by his assistant, Ada Lovelace, the only legal heir of Lord Byron and the first programmer in history.

They were British, and the research topic required a lot of mathematical calculations, so Franz arranged some mathematicians to be their assistants.

Franz knew that Babbage's dream would not succeed, but a hundred years later, people developed real computers based on his research, which is what we know as computers in later generations.

In history, Babbage did not get any funding, but in order to turn the drawings of the analytical engine into reality, he exhausted all his property and became penniless.

He had to put down his work temporarily and discuss with Ada how to make some money, such as making chess toys, horse racing game machines, etc.

In order to raise funds for scientific research, they had to "go into the sea" to "generate income". In the end, the two fell into a dilemma of constant anxiety.

Ada reluctantly sent her husband's ancestral treasures to the pawnshop twice to maintain daily expenses, and these treasures were redeemed by her mother twice.

Poverty and endless mental work made Ada's health deteriorate sharply. In 1852, with a beautiful dream of the success of the analytical engine and silent sorrow, the female software genius died at the age of 36.

After that, Babbage persisted in poverty for another 20 years, and finally left the world with reluctance. In order to live and study, Babbage even fought for food with the most despised tutor and maid of this era.

So after Babbage and Ada came to Vienna, the first thing they did was to eat a lot.

The chefs in the dining hall had never seen a professor who ate so badly. Fortunately, there were handicraft classes in the women's college. A group of little girls held their own experimental products and lined up to feed the two hungry professors.