The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 228 Thesis Detonates the World
The programming of the Linux operating system is still very simple. Because Liu Hua has plug-ins, he has thought about setting up a company like Microsoft and selling the system all over the world.

The problem is that there are not many computers in our country now, and foreigners will not recognize our operating system. This has nothing to do with security or convenience. It is all about interests.

Liu Hua’s goal is to develop an operating system for our country to avoid being strangled by others.

After Liu Hua turned the Linux operating system into a window, he could use the mouse to operate it, write documents, and write programs.

Professor Li was completely dumbfounded. He already understood the usefulness of this personal computer. It would definitely be a good helper for scientific researchers.

"Hua Zi, this is what you call a personal computer?"

Liu Hua nodded: "Yes, just imagine what it would feel like if everyone in our country had a computer in the future."

Professor Li was confused and muttered, "Why do you need so many computers?"

"We can connect so many computers with telephone lines to realize information transmission and form a big network." Liu Hua said with a smile: "I know that the Americans once built an ARPANET to realize information transmission and sharing."

Professor Li was even more confused, his eyes sparkling: "That is to say, if I use a computer in Qiongya, I can access the information on a computer in Beijing. This will not only make work more convenient, but also make life more convenient."

Liu Hua nodded: "Let's make something similar to your supercomputer, which can be called a server. For example, our National Library will build a large server and upload all the information in the library to the server. Then I will use computers all over the country to access the content on this server."

Professor Li said absentmindedly: "Then the whole world will become a village, the global village."

"That's right." Liu Hua nodded. "I have to write a paper. I've read a foreign journal before. In 1973, someone in the United States developed the TCP/IP protocol. If this network uses this protocol as the underlying logic, then it can achieve the sharing and transmission of computer information around the world."

Professor Li grabbed Liu Hua's hand and said, "Hua Zi, you must write this paper well. I know it is unlikely for our country to realize computer networking in the short term, but it does not prevent you from becoming the first person to have this network concept. I hope you can seize this honor."

A month later, Liu Hua's paper was completed, which aroused widespread discussion among many scientists in the Science Department. However, despite the discussion, Liu Hua was not slow in taking action. He had already helped Huaqing University build a local area network.

The Shuimu Tsinghua LAN consists of one server and twelve computers. These twelve computers and the server were all hand-built in the laboratory and are distributed in various corners of Huaqing University.

When the local area network was successfully established, it was as if it was Chinese New Year for the students of the semiconductor major. Although the access speed was very slow, no matter where they were in Huaqing University, they could access the contents on the server on their computers. For people of this era, this was a magical thing.

The network was confirmed, and with the concern of the leaders of the Science Department, Liu Hua's paper was submitted, with Nature being the first choice for submission to Natural Science.

At the same time, many things in the personal computer designed by Liu Hua have been patented worldwide, which was what Liu Hua fought for.

Liu Hua meant that the patent holder could be in the name of the organization or in the name of the Ministry of Science, but there must be a patent. The Ministry of Science held a meeting to discuss this, and later consulted with superiors, and finally decided to make Liu Hua the patent holder.

The patents applied for included the motherboard made by Liu Hua, the Northern and Southern Dynasties architecture, the USB interface, the USB1.0 protocol, the Linux operating system, the scroll wheel mouse, the server, etc. There were more than ten patents in total, and the state funded them. Two months later, when Liu Hua was about to leave for Jiangnan Shipyard, he received a reply from Nature magazine, which contained a letter and a sample issue.

Without reading the letter, Liu Hua knew what it said. It said the thesis was accepted and expressed admiration for Liu Hua's achievements.

When Liu Hua was carrying out the final assembly of a large die forging machine at the Jiangnan Shipyard, his paper exploded the entire semiconductor industry.

The concept of the World Wide Web completely shocked and excited people working in the semiconductor-related industries. They keenly felt that the semiconductor industry would enter a period of rapid development from then on.

Our country's foreign affairs department has received many interview requests, all of which request interviews with Liu Hua, the originator of the concept of the World Wide Web.

The foreign affairs department was puzzled. Why did they specifically want to interview a scholar? Weren't the interview requests in the past always for interviews with national leaders?
It was an old man in the foreign affairs department who suddenly remembered the name Liu Hua. It seemed that after the invention of PLC, some media also asked to interview Liu Hua, which caused a farce.

After research and decision, the Ministry of Science will hold a press conference specifically to announce matters concerning the World Wide Web.

Fifty or sixty foreign media outlets, including some heavyweight ones such as the Times and the BBC, sent heavyweight reporters to attend the press conference.

They also had bad intentions and would never believe that a country with backward science and technology could produce such advanced technology. It would be best if Liu Hua could be exposed.

Liu Hua stayed in Jiangnan Shipyard for more than a month. The large die forging machine had been assembled and had been forged several times. Referring to the Boeing keel forging data they obtained, the keel forging of the Y-10 was no longer a big problem.

The Ministry of Science has been urging Liu Hua for several days, and the media reporters have been waiting for two or three days, but they have not seen Liu Hua, the real person. Some people have become sarcastic and think that we have told a huge lie.

When Liu Hua returned to Beijing, the leaders of the Science Department complained: "Comrade Liu Hua, you haven't come back yet, and those foreign journalists have been making sarcastic remarks. This seriously damages our image."

Liu Hua smiled and said, "Leader, you don't think these people are here just for the interview, do you?"

"If not for an interview, why not?"

"To expose me." Liu Hua said disdainfully: "Their arrogance and prejudice prevent them from believing that this technology comes from our hands. These people have bad intentions."

"It's a done deal." The leader said helplessly, "The news of the press conference has been released. No matter what, the press conference must be held. We can't lose our promise as a great country."

Liu Hua nodded: "Don't worry, leader. If you want to see us make a fool of ourselves, I can only say that these white people are crazy."

(End of this chapter)