Technology invades the modern world

Chapter 5 Standing on the shoulders of giants

"Why is this impossible?" Lin Ran continued to tap, but this time he didn't tap according to the Fibonacci sequence anymore. Instead, he tapped the table slowly at a rate of once per second.

Euler could calculate the three-degree-of-freedom ballistic equations by hand. You must have seen many people working at NASA who could calculate complex integrals by hand, and their accuracy was even better than the FRIDEN 130 calculator provided by Boeing.

Is it surprising that I deduced the atmospheric drag coupling effect from Clairaut's mathematical model of the earth's shape under rotating fluid equilibrium, Legendre's spherical harmonics, and Laplace's perturbation theory?

Lin Ran tried his best to calm the atmosphere at the scene to avoid further stressing the other party's already extremely fragile nerves.

Is this what it feels like to stand on the shoulders of giants? Lin Ran thought to himself that even without an enhanced brain, he still had ample advantages in this era.

Elites like Haynes can only be controlled by himself.

As for how he judged that the other party was a NASA elite, he stood outside the phone booth and heard the conversation between Haines and his boss clearly. The super mental arithmetic ability demonstrated by the other party during the call made it strange that he was not an elite.

If any little guy at NASA could do this, there wouldn't even be a space race.

But in front of him, no matter how powerful the elite is, they cannot match the wisdom of future generations.

"Randolph, okay, I will assume that you are a Ramanujan-like figure in the field of aerospace, and I am Sir Mukherjee who discovered Ramanujan. So you are so patient in answering my questions. What do you want?" Haynes said after taking a deep breath.

"I just arrived in New York and I need a place to stay and some dollars, I have no money.

As for the reward, the fourth and fifth terms in Newton's gravitational perturbation correction formula are the reward, and you are very clear about its value.

As for why I came to you, it was a coincidence."

"Dear Professor Stuhlinger, the first day of the 60s was quite a shock for me, because I met a Ramanujan-like figure on that day, assuming he didn't lie to me.

Like Ramanujan, he was of Asian descent and possessed a remarkable talent for mathematics. He was able to derive Newton’s gravitational perturbation correction formula up to the fifth term by hand calculation.”

Haynes brought Lin Ran back to his residence in New York, even though the conditions proposed by the other party seemed incredible to him.

Such a person actually worries about food, clothing, housing and transportation.

He thought the other party's request was to help him get into NASA, but it turned out to be just a simple payment.

However, in Haines's view, this also gave him an opportunity. If he was sure that the other party was really a Ramanujan-like genius, even if the other party did not want to, he would take the initiative to help Lin Ran join NASA.

The person to whom he was now furiously writing the letter was his predecessor, Ernst Stust, director of the Ion Propulsion Laboratory at the Marshall Space Flight Center.

His position did not allow him to send a yellow person to NASA, even if the other party was a genius like Ramanujan, but Stust could.

After memorizing Lin Ran's formula derivation firmly in his mind in the private room of the coffee shop, Haynes placed the derivation formula in a metal basin and burned it. Then he took Lin Ran back to his residence and hurriedly wrote a letter to Stust to tell him about what he had seen and heard today.

After returning to Haines' residence, Lin Ran sorted out the gains and losses of the past half day in the guest room.

"I didn't reveal too much in my conversation with Haines, so there's nothing wrong with saying I'm from the mainland.

Who can verify whether I am from mainland China? As for this identity, it is definitely not enough now. I will need to find opportunities to further improve it after returning to 2020.

Because if I want to join NASA, my current identity will definitely not dispel doubts.

Especially with my accumulated knowledge and abilities, I will surely shine like a firefly in the dark night after joining NASA.

No matter how far away I am from McCarthyism, I have to make my identity flawless.

There is no problem with illegal residents, but it would be a big problem if their origins could not be traced. That is absolutely unacceptable."

With Haines's protection, the three days in 1960 were extremely peaceful. The area where the other party lived was also a wealthy area, and public security was guaranteed.

In addition to thinking about what to do next, Lin Ran is also conducting a series of tests based on limited conditions:
"As for physical changes, the same testing methods used for astronauts can be used to test changes in my body.

However, baseline tests, stress tests, and motion capture tests either require a control group or professional equipment, which is not realistic for me now.

Of course, there is no high-speed camera for reaction testing, and it will be difficult to borrow one after returning to 2020. Even if I can borrow one, it will not be a good thing if someone discovers the abnormality in my body.

For now, we can only use some folk remedies to make a preliminary judgment on physical abnormalities.

Whether it's limb positioning, repetitive movement trajectories or muscle control, these can all be accomplished without the help of props."

As a graduate of aerospace major, Lin Ran learned a lot of methods on how to test his body during his studies in astronaut-related courses.

I originally thought I'd never become an astronaut, and therefore wouldn't need these methods, but I never imagined they'd be useful right now. The brain assigns a specific target, like the area just below the earlobe, and then measures the degree of deviation from that location. By gradually increasing the difficulty of the test with different targets, the accuracy of limb control can be judged.

Or you can perform specified actions, such as drawing a square with your left hand and a circle with your right hand. This is also a method.

"Just as I predicted, my control over my body has reached a whole new level. If we only consider humans, my control over my body should be the highest among all humans."

When the brain gave the instruction to move the finger down 2 centimeters, even though there was no ruler to measure, Lin Ran could visually determine that it was 2 centimeters.

After repeatedly confirming his complete and precise control of his body through stabilizing different postures, Lin Ran gained a preliminary understanding of the changes taking place within himself:

"The door allows me to move between different locations and time and space. By coordinating with the changes in my body, I have acquired a certain ability to survive.

The degree of brain evolution is even more exaggerated to an astonishing degree. At present, it is not only the computing power and memory that have been improved, but also the ability of deep thinking has been greatly improved.

During the rest of the time, Lin Ran tried not to cause any trouble, and his conversation with Haynes did not reveal any more abnormalities except for continuing to show his genius.

Lin Ran just perfunctorily answered the other party's questions about his identity.

Before more information is available, Lin Ran adheres to the principle that if he makes many mistakes on issues other than science, he may have to spend more effort to make up for them in the future. In short, he knows nothing about anything.

While Lin Ran was keeping a low profile, he received an express letter from NASA: "Bring him to Houston and arrange an interview for him."

(End of this chapter)