Training the Heavens

Chapter 270 Lewis Carroll of the East

After returning to the room and chatting for a while, Lang Zhiwan and the Curies also arrived. They were also very surprised to hear the news, "Zhang, I didn't expect you to be a writer?"

"I just told a story." Zhang Xingjiu said modestly.

"This is not a simple story. I swear that your work will become a bestseller like Treasure Island. The Age of Exploration, pirates, and mysterious curses and witchcraft are simply what readers crave," Bernard Eddington said exaggeratedly.

"Do you know how Lads magazine is going to promote you? They're going to call you the Lewis Carroll of the East. That's enough to show how much they think of you."

Lewis Carroll is one of the best-selling authors in the UK today. His representative work is "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". In addition to being an author, he also has another eye-catching identity, that is, a professor of mathematics at Oxford University.

Because of this interesting identity, there is a classic joke. It is said that when "Alice in Wonderland" was first published, Queen Victoria liked it very much and asked her servants to find other works of Lewis Carroll immediately.

Soon, the royal attendant brought a book entitled "Elementary Treatise on Determinants" to Queen Victoria. After reading it, Victoria was confused. Only then did she know that Lewis Carroll was not only a novelist, but also an outstanding mathematician.

"That's a great publicity stunt." Lang Zhiwan also knew Professor Lewis Carroll's achievements. "This metaphor will immediately pique British readers' interest in your work. So, what kind of story did you write?"

"This story begins when I left Shanghai," Zhang Xingjiu briefly recounted the story of Jack Sparrow.

After hearing this, Lang Zhiwan couldn't help but complain, "Stirring up trouble everywhere, this Mr. Sparrow is really an out-and-out British."

Britain likes to stir up trouble all over the world, so Lang Zhiwan regarded this story as a satire. The Curies couldn't help laughing after hearing it. They didn't delve into whether the scenes depicted in this work were consistent with scientific principles. They still knew the difference between fantasy and reality.

Bernard slept in the guest bedroom at night. The next day, another Pierre also rushed over after hearing the news. He felt a little ashamed when he saw Bernard, because the other party had already signed the contract, but he had gone to several publishing houses but still could not reach a final agreement.

However, with this good news from Bernard, he was confident that he could negotiate it right away. Since the British had decided to publish it, the French publisher would definitely be more interested in this story.

Soon, the new issue of Nature was successfully published and sent to scientists in European countries through the postal system. Some of it also crossed the Atlantic Ocean and arrived in the United States and Canada.

The physicists were immediately captivated by the cover of the magazine. What? Wien's equations were disproven? Blackbody radiation showed new changes in the long-wave range?
This was big news. They quickly flipped through the magazine and couldn't wait to read it. They were immediately attracted by the detailed experimental process, clear experimental results and rigorous analysis process.

"Impossible, this is impossible!" The German physicists reacted the most strongly. They could not accept that their results were overturned by a scholar from a French university. If they were from other countries, they might feel better.

"There must be something wrong with their experiment." Many people decided to immediately repeat the experiment according to the plan in the paper. When the results came in, they were all stunned. The results were just as described in the paper. Wien's formula failed to break down in the long-wave range. "This is terrible!" The German physicists were frustrated.

Physicists from other countries cheered. "Wow! There's a new topic to study! I bet this experiment will make the issue of blackbody radiation a hot topic. I must apply for funding and equipment immediately. If I can make a new discovery before other scholars, my name will be celebrated throughout the physics community!"

The influence of this incident gradually went beyond the scientific community, and many comprehensive newspapers also reported on it. It was really amazing that a scholar from China pointed out the problem of German scientists.

The name Zhang Xingjiu, which was a bit difficult for them to pronounce, soon appeared in many media outlets. "Young Man" magazine quickly struck while the iron was hot and launched the first issue of "Pirates of the Caribbean". They also printed the nickname they gave Zhang Xingjiu on the cover - Lewis Carroll from the East.

They also placed soft-article advertisements in some newspapers, starting with how Zhang Xingjiu overturned the Venn formula, and then mentioning that he also wrote a magical novel in which the protagonist was a pirate who roamed the Caribbean during the Age of Exploration.

This publicity strategy quickly took effect. Many people who read the newspaper were very interested in Zhang Xingjiu. Unfortunately, these people found it difficult to understand the scientific papers in Nature magazine, but they had no problem understanding popular novels like Pirates of the Caribbean.

Many readers bought the "Young Man" magazine out of curiosity. When they flipped through the magazine, they were soon attracted by this magical story like Bernard, Pierre and others.

I quickly browsed through it, then turned back to read it carefully. After reading it, I couldn't help but share it with my friends. Word of mouth spread, and many people became very interested in this story.

This in turn led to an increase in the sales of "Young Man" magazine. The editorial department quickly placed another advertisement in the newspaper. The name Zhang Xingjiu began to spread among ordinary readers. They were all eagerly waiting for the next issue of the magazine to be released so that they could see how Jack Sparrow escaped from danger.

As a result, Zhang Xingjiu's reputation blossomed both in the circle of scientists and in the circle of ordinary readers. He became a celebrity just a few months after arriving in Europe.

More than a month later, the new issue of "Nature" traveled across the ocean and arrived in Shanghai and was delivered to John Fryer. He was very excited to see Zhang Xingjiu's name on the cover and immediately notified Jiang Yixu, Ma Xiangbo and other people who cared about Zhang Xingjiu.

They came to Gezhi Academy, gathered together to read Zhang Xingjiu's papers, their hearts filled with pride, and then each wrote a letter to Zhang Xingjiu.

On Zhang Xingjiu's side, he also faced new problems. Judging from the current research progress of physicists from various countries, he did not need to rush to come up with a new experimental plan in the field of blackbody radiation. He could just continue with the previous experiments and wait for them to catch up slowly.

But isn't this a waste of time? Is it possible to do a new experiment?
When he saw Lang Zhiwan coming in, he quickly made a decision.

　There will be more later
　　
　
(End of this chapter)