Chapter 1163 Epilogue 19 You Have to Thank Me for Suppressing Your Paper
Chapter 11: You have to thank us for your paper.
Of course Nie Qi didn't dare to swallow Xie Yan's damping paper.
First, the original author of the paper also has his own circle. Perhaps the relevant content of the damping paper has already spread in local academic circles. If you rashly embezzle other people's academic achievements, you will have a great chance of overturning and your reputation will be ruined.
The second is the author's address of Xie Yanliu, which is the Tongpan Office of Huangzhou Prefecture. Who knows if it is Tongpan himself. No matter how small the official position of Tong San is, he is still the second-in-command in the government. He may have some connections behind him.
Nie Qi's idea is very simple. Press the damping paper into one issue before publishing it.
These academic journals are all bimonthly, with one issue lasting two months. This issue will be published in more than half a month, which adds up to two and a half months.
Not letting more people know about the damping phenomenon for two and a half months was enough for Nie Qi and others to get ahead of the development progress of the damping balance.
And the reasons can be found casually, such as the paper needs to be reviewed and verified, or the paper schedule for this issue is full. Even if the truth is exposed in the end, Nie Qi can defend himself very calmly.
In fact, Nie Qi built the damping balance in less than two and a half months.
Moreover, the damper material he used was very similar to Xie Yan's. They both chose iron-zinc alloy, but the ratio was slightly different. This is the lightest material that has both corrosion resistance and ductility among the alloys currently available.
Although they both added air dampers, their ideas were completely opposite.
Nie Qi still adopted the current mainstream method of making the scale arms longer and longer. After having the air damper, the balance arm can be further lengthened, which greatly enhances the stability, accuracy, and ease of operation of the balance.
As for Xie Yan, he shortened the scale arm.
Late autumn, Luoyang.
Royal Society of Physics.
An ultra-long-arm balance was born, and the position of the weight was slightly raised.
Both of these changes are brought about by air dampers.
Without an air damper, these two methods of improving accuracy will cause the balance to shake violently.
"We have finally made a breakthrough in the balance," Sun Sanyi said happily. "Those who study particles will probably go crazy with joy."
Nie Qi couldn't help but smile: "We also quickly wrote a paper and published it together with Huang Zhoulai's paper. Let's say that we were inspired by the damping phenomenon and built the damping balance in a month."
Although Sun Sanyi despised Nie Qi's actions, he was also a beneficiary, and he actually felt admiration at this moment.
Pressuring someone else's paper for an issue is not a big deal, let alone an illegal operation.
But it can be guaranteed that during this period, there will be no more competition from peers, and the damping balance can be invented calmly in the most reliable way.
Moreover, the authors of the damping paper must also thank them.
It was they who approved the damping paper, and it was they who invited the paper's author to join the society. Moreover, the damping balance they invented will also make damping papers more valuable, allowing the authors of the papers to rise to fame faster.
They are actually Xie Yan's benefactors!
The penultimate issue of the Journal of Physics this year was published quietly.
Except for those who pay attention to the academic circle, the monarchs, ministers, businessmen and people do not care about this stuff, and the general public has no idea what is going on.
However, it caused a huge stir in academic circles.
First of all, scholars in Luoyang came to the Society of Physics in droves. Even the semi-retired president of the Royal Society was carried here from the outskirts of Luoyang.
Due to the large number of people arriving one after another, Nie Qi simply moved to a large room to display, which was equivalent to holding a temporary academic achievement report meeting.
That extra-long-armed balance actually looks a bit ugly, but in the eyes of the scholars on site, it is the most beautiful and precious thing in the world!
Nie Qi went on stage to explain and experiment in person, while Sun Sanyi stood beside him as an assistant.
"Those who came today are all scholars in Luoyang, and some are officials who came here on leave." Nie Qi introduced an old man in the audience, "This is Guo Taichang (Qing of Taichang Temple). He came very early, I'm afraid he won't even be able to attend." I don’t know if Taichang Temple will be accused of neglecting its duties.”
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Everyone laughed when they heard this, and Guo Taichang also shook his head and laughed.
Nie Qi spoke very humorously and made a few more jokes before getting to the main topic: "On the second day after the deadline for the last issue of the Journal of Physics, Xiao Sun and I received a paper from Huangzhou. The content was about a kind of I wanted to publish it on the physical phenomenon called damping, but the manuscript was already finished and I couldn’t make room for it..."
All the scholars present had read that paper, and many people suspected that Nie Qi was playing tricks.
But so what if I doubt it?
They relied on writing papers to get results first.
Moreover, the reason for suppressing the paper was very formal. It was received after the deadline and there was no room for publication.
Only Chairman Geng and his cronies in the audience were livid at this moment. Their group had been fighting openly and secretly with Nie Qi.
Chairman Geng raised his hand to express his dissatisfaction: "During cross-review, why did you send it to me so late?"
Nie Qi explained: "When I first received the damping paper, I just thought it was interesting and didn't pay much attention to it. Otherwise, I would have made room for such an important paper to be published in the previous issue. Until more than a month ago, Xiao Sun Suddenly he came to me and said that air damping could be used to enhance the stability of the balance. With an attitude of careful verification, I did many experiments and finally became convinced, so I hurriedly submitted the paper to Chairman Geng for review. "
This explanation may seem reasonable, but it is actually a slap in President Geng’s face.
Many scholars who did not participate in the fight between the two factions were all watching the fun with a smile.
President Geng was so angry that he slammed the table: "The author of the paper wrote clearly that the damping phenomenon can be applied to trains and ships. Such a major discovery, you actually said that you didn't pay attention to it at first? I question your academic level very much, you are not qualified to sit in that position!"
Nie Qi retreated to advance: "I am indeed dull. When I was studying in the Imperial College, I barely got promoted from the outer dormitory to the inner dormitory, and then barely got promoted from the inner dormitory to the upper dormitory. I could never keep up with the learning progress of my classmates. But stupid people also have stupid ways. I spent ten days to study hard what others could learn in one day. With the blessing of the Emperor Taizu, I finally graduated from the Imperial College. Over the years, I also used stupid methods and luckily achieved some results, but of course I can't compare with President Geng, who was born as a child prodigy."
This was said with level, and it was improvised on the spot, which made people applaud.
President Geng was sitting below, his lungs almost exploded. But he still wanted to know the effect of the damping balance, so he could only stay here and be laughed at.
"Now, let's do a simple experiment."
Sun Sanyi took out the experimental equipment that had been prepared long ago, which was two sets of hollow rectangular blocks built with wooden strips. One set had a pendulum hanging, and the other had nothing.
"Let's get started." Nie Qi said.
He and Sun Sanyi shook the table together. As the shaking force increased, one set of wooden frame hollow rectangular blocks shook violently and eventually fell to one side on the spot. The other set with a pendulum could stand firm during the shaking.
Nie Qi said: "This is the damping phenomenon. The paper from Huangzhou has already explained it very clearly. You can imagine that if it is a ship experiencing a storm, would it be less likely to capsize if a damper was added?"
People nodded one after another, thinking that this thing has a wide range of applications.
Of course, if you want to make various dampers, you can't just hang a pendulum. Especially for ships, the structure of the damper must be very complicated, and it may take a lot of people to study it for many years.
But for scholars, they are not afraid of complexity, but they are afraid of having no goals and directions.
The more difficult it is, the more funding can be applied for, and the more people can produce results!
Nie Qi pointed to the super-long arm balance he invented: "Everyone knows that the higher the weight of the balance, the more sensitive it is when weighing. But if it is too high, it will shake unsteadily and it will be difficult to measure. The air damper can make it stabilize quickly. The same is true for increasing the arm length. I won't brag about how much accuracy has been improved. Friends present can come up and verify it themselves."
As soon as the voice fell, the people in the front rows rushed up.
There were too many people, and those sitting in the back could only wait patiently.
Wei Renfu, the vice president of the Chemical Society, did not move even though he was sitting in the front row. Instead, he turned around and asked the young scholar behind him: "Have we also received papers from Huangzhou?"
The young scholar was Cao An, and it was he who wrote letters everywhere to promote the molecular theory: "There is a paper called Molecular Theory sent from Huangzhou, and the author is also called Xie Yan. I have rejected that paper according to the teacher's instructions. After cross-examination, the paper still failed, and I have sent a rejection letter to this person."
Wei Renfu was silent for more than ten seconds, and suddenly asked: "What do you think of that paper?"
"Some of the content seems to make sense, and some of the content is completely contrary to common sense." Cao An answered ambiguously.
Although Wei Renfu was a little worried, he still believed that he was right: "We also make a damping balance. Things that could not be verified before may be solved by experiments in the future. Let him publish the paper from Huangzhou. After all, it is just a theoretical conjecture. Even if it is wrong, it is also a way of thinking... He discovered the damping phenomenon, and he is no longer an unknown person."
He is not an unknown person, so he cannot reject the paper at will.
Although Wei Renfu is a leader in the chemical world, he does not have the power to cover the sky with one hand. Xie Yan is not famous, but now he has made a heavyweight achievement. It is easy to make trouble by rudely rejecting his paper.
Waves of scholars came to the stage to experience the damping balance.
When they came down, they all had excited expressions. Many experiments that were limited by technology can be done with damping balance in the future!
Zhu Yuqing, the president of the Ming Royal Society, is an old man who is almost 80 years old. He usually lives in the suburbs of Luoyang.
He also came to join in the fun today. After everyone finished playing with the balance, he asked someone to help him go up and said: "You young people, who will make a damper for the carriage first? The shock-absorbing spring is useless. I am old and my old bones can't stand the bumps. This time I was carried by the servants."
Everyone laughed immediately.
On the spot, a scholar expressed his willingness to develop a carriage damper for the old president.
Zhu Yuqing added: "The balance has made a breakthrough, which is a major event in the academic community. I have decided to initiate an academic conference, which will be held in Luoyang in early summer next year, and invite major members from all over the country to participate. I will also invite Xie Yan from Huangzhou Prefecture."
Nie Qi said: "Old senior, I have written to invite Xie Yan to join the society. Although the damping phenomenon is simple and common, it can derive many academic achievements. Should I give him junior membership, or... raise him one or two levels as appropriate?"
Nie Qi was still playing tricks to make Xie Yan grateful to him.
Zhu Yuqing thought for a while and said: "Raising him two levels is more appropriate. Raising him only one level does not match his contribution. If he is raised three levels, he will inevitably stand out from the crowd and offend many colleagues out of thin air."
"Old senior, you are thoughtful, and I admire you very much!" Nie Qi flattered him.