Chapter 761 Overtaking on a Curve
The biggest difference between civilized species and ordinary animals is that civilized groups do not only have pure natural attributes.
Marx and Engels once wrote in "Dialectics of Nature":
[The difference between humans and animals is that humans create and use tools, and use tools to understand and change the world, rather than simply using tools. 】
Because of this, the most important node in the era of human civilization is the revolution in production tools.
And if divided according to this, then human beings have experienced a total of six eras from the birth to the present, which are:
The Neo-Paleolithic Age from about 3 million years ago to 4,000 years ago;
The Bronze Age, about 4,000 years ago;
Iron Age 1400-500 BC;
The steam age brought about by the first industrial revolution;
The electrical age led by the second industrial revolution;
And, with the birth of the Internet three years ago...
"A new era has arrived, and we are very honored to invite you to join us in starting the next, and even the next, wave of civilization."
Douglas bowed gracefully and looked around at the scholars in the lecture hall.
And behind it, there are now only two huge terms left - ternary computer and magic energy.
"After previous evaluation, today's binary computers in the non-magical world cannot fully represent magic. In the magical world, in addition to true and false, unknown states, fuzzy operations, and autonomous learning are all extremely important situations.
Therefore, before the mathematically optimal e-base computer is born, we hope that you can focus on this side first. "
The middle-aged goblin tapped his slender fingers behind him, and a simple map appeared on the white curtain.
"Through some channels, we have purchased four Сетунь 70s that have not been completely scrapped, as well as three production lines from related industries, and a complete set of power supply systems, which should be able to barely support your initial research needs."
"However, due to the magical influence in the Hogwarts area, Muggle electronic products are usually not usable here, so we have temporarily provided two optional solutions.
According to your description, use magic to retain some of the functions of electronic products during normal operation and turn them into magic items; or find a way to make them work normally..."
"This is no simple matter, Mr. Douglas."
Vinogradov shook his head and shrugged his shoulders.
"I'm very sorry, the cost of communication between magic and science is too high, and it is still very difficult to cooperate with each other.
At least according to the current situation, there seems to be no suitable candidate in Hogwarts. We need a wizard with a scientific research orientation, not a simple educator. "
"Don't worry, we have already started to solve this problem."
The middle-aged elf grinned, showing his sharp teeth, "If everything goes well, that adult will arrive in Hogwarts Academy City before next week. You just need to consider the final result, and leave the rest to magic. That’s good.”
As a "prophet" from decades in the future, Elena knows exactly what the next era of civilization will be.
Since the promulgation of the International Statute of Secrecy of Wizards, the separation between the magical world and the non-magical world has become more and more obvious. Today, the magical world is still in the steam age, but the non-magical world has reached the end of the electrical age.
Whether it’s the Hogwarts Express, or the flush toilet in the school; whether it’s the elevator, or the magical broadcast in the magical home; whether it’s the camera, or the cars on the road…
Wizards never really understood the logic behind these things, and there was no attempt or need to try them.
This is not because of the wizard's pride, nor is it bound by the law of secrecy.
The most important point is that for wizards who control magical power, they often only need to know the final form of something, so they can reversely deduce, retain, and create magical items with similar effects, or even go further.
However, times have changed after all.
The trauma and technological innovation caused by World War II far exceeded anyone's imagination.
If even the non-magical world under the steam age and the electrical age is still slightly inferior to the magical world in terms of efficiency and energy, then with the opening of the atomic energy and information age, magic begins to become less omnipotent.
From information transmission efficiency to information processing capabilities; from the absolute value of energy to energy utilization...
Starting from the late 1990s, the scientific progress that broke out in the non-magical world during the information explosion will completely subvert the traditional model of human society for thousands of years, and gradually enter the information age where virtuality and reality blend.
There is no doubt that under the new human society model, the magic world will have less and less room for survival.
However, at this time, not many people in the magic world have realized that there is not much time left for the magic world. Once the information age is fully opened, they will be two full years different from the Muggles in terms of social form. era.
No matter it is any form of social innovation, it will take at least one generation to gradually adapt.
Fortunately, at this point where the Internet has just been born, the magic world has one last chance to overtake.
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UK, London, Ministry of Magic.
Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Office for the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts.
This is a small room at the end of the corridor on the second floor of the Ministry of Magic headquarters. Opposite the office is a broom room, and the office seems to be slightly smaller than the broom room. There are only two people in it, Arthur Weasley and his assistant Perkins. people.
In the narrow office, two desks were squeezed in, and there was almost no space for people to move around.
There was a row of file cabinets lined up along the wall around the desk. The files inside were so full that they were almost overflowing. There were also packages of precariously stacked files on the top of the file cabinets.
There is only a little space available on the office wall, and there are some things that the chief of staff, Arthur Weasley, has a special liking for:
There were several posters of aircraft carriers and cars, one of which showed a disassembled engine; two letterbox illustrations cut from Muggle children's books; and a schematic diagram of how to install a socket.
In the eyes of most wizards, this is undoubtedly the most boring department in the Ministry of Magic.
"Arthur, what were the results of the raid at the Lovegoods' house?"
Perkins raised his head, pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, and tried to find something on the messy desk.
"I'm sorry, I have troubled you to work outside these days - I am getting old, and the lumbar pain alone is almost killing me. There is nothing that St. Mungo's can do. After you recruit new people, I will also It’s time to think about retirement.”
The Office for the Misuse of Muggle Items restricts wizards from enchanting items used by Muggles, prohibits them from adding additional functions to Muggle items without permission, and ensures that enchanted items are not returned to Muggle items. Melon in hand.
Therefore, this office needs to conduct frequent surprise inspections to ensure that no misuse of Muggle items occurs on the market.
Unlike Arthur Weasley who is still in his prime, Mr. Perkins is already very old, and his eyes under his floppy gray hair have long been cloudy. If it were not for the fact that the office has been unable to recruit new people, he should have retired long ago. .
"I went to check and there were no problems. Most of them were printing-related machines."
Arthur Weasley replied with a smile and handed the "Daily Prophet" on the table to the old wizard.
"If my guess is correct, the reporting information should come from here - there is no doubt that Mr. Barnabas Guffey does have reason to worry about "The Quibbler", but if Xenophilius Love If there is a problem with Gudou, then I estimate that the entire British wizarding press will have to close down for rectification..."
"Oh, it's those eye-catching reporters again, and the bad competition methods of businessmen."
Old Perkins took the newspaper, made a vague grunt, and flicked the paper in front of him with his fingers.
"If you ask me, Arthur, you are just a little too honest. Those guys outside are just relying on the fact that our Office for the Misuse of Muggle Items has no status in the Ministry of Magic, and they push all the weird things here. Just deal with it a little bit. Come on, there is no need to respond seriously every time, for example, just throw the anonymous report about Hogwarts into the trash can."
"It's about Hogwarts, this is no small matter..."
Arthur Weasley raised his water glass and took a sip, glanced at the big ship on the poster on the wall, and said meaningfully.
"After all, more than one wizard claimed to have seen a flying ship near Hogwarts. Although there were no Muggle witnesses among them, it was still necessary to conduct an on-site inspection to see if the magic on the fishing boat complied with regulations.
Moreover, considering that many squibs have recently settled around Hogwarts, compiling a complete investigation report can be considered as a comparison between the Ministry, the wizarding world, and Hogwarts. Good explanation. "
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I sorted out the plot today, and it will start to explode tomorrow~gu~