Rocket technology is currently mastered by only two countries, one is southern Africa, and the other is Germany, which is not yet a country. The United States only has theory, but no actual investment, and is far away from actual combat.
What can I say about the United States? It's not that it has no technology, but that it has no motivation. Von Karman's talent in this field is no less than that of von Braun. Just because he is in the United States, his progress is slow.
This is normal in the United States. Thinking about what happened to Robert Goddard and Nikola Tesla in the United States, you can see the United States' attitude towards technology.
In the past few decades, the United States has not been the world leader. Otherwise, it is hard to say whether technology could have developed so fast in these decades.
The key is capital.
Americans' attitude towards technology is the same as Edison's. Since DC power can make money, why should we develop AC power?
Not only did Edison not do research and development on his own, but he also united with all possible forces to suppress Nikola Tesla. If Rock had not brought Nikola Tesla from the United States to southern Africa, both Nikola Tesla and Nikola Tesla would have
He should have died in a New York hotel years ago.
Now Nikola Tesla is living well. He lives most of the time on a farm on the outskirts of Los Angeles. He walks his dog, fishes, grows flowers and plants every day. On a whim, he goes to Nyasaland University to give classes to students.
He is a tenured professor at Nyasaland University.
Such a great master, von Braun must pay a visit. His shoulder injury has been treated and he is gradually recovering. Due to his status, he has to be supervised by the Ministry of Defense of Southern Africa.
Of course, the supervision here is very relaxed, and von Braun can move freely. The Ministry of Defense of Southern Africa very thoughtfully provided von Braun with a limousine with a driver, as well as six "guardians."
"Are they treating you as a prisoner?" Tesla was surprised after learning about the situation. The federal government of Southern Africa has great respect for people in the technology community.
In the years since the World War, many European scholars have come to Southern Africa, and they have received proper care from the Southern African federal government. Providing a car and a driver is just the basic treatment. If they are single, they can also help introduce a partner.
"Probably not. According to what they said, I'm on medical parole now -" Von Braun didn't know enough about southern Africa.
Tesla laughed heartily, this "medical parole" was very spiritual.
This is not nonsense. Von Braun is indeed injured and is still wearing a plaster, which meets the standards for medical parole.
"Don't worry, Southern Africa is a paradise for scientists. Here, you can get everything you want." Tesla did not make mistakes. The federal government of Southern Africa really paid respect to real treatment.
Speaking of respect, the United States respects scientific researchers on the surface, but the respect in the United States and the respect in southern Africa are two different things.
Tesla’s many inventions did not receive any respect from the U.S. government. When Edison suppressed Tesla, the U.S. government not only failed to help, but instead acted as Edison’s accomplice.
After Tesla came to southern Africa, the first scientific research plan he proposed was the "Remote Controlled Heavy Unmanned Bomber" project.
Others may not know the limits of Tesla's capabilities, but Rock knows more or less.
Remote-controlled heavy unmanned bombers did not appear until the 21st century. Tesla may have this ability, but to realize it, the money and energy invested are obviously not proportional to the gains.
Roque is also a capitalist.
Heavy bombers have long existed in southern Africa, and their range is long enough. They can fly to Europe from southern Africa with just one refueling stop.
Until the 21st century, the performance of unmanned aerial vehicles could not be compared with that of real heavy bombers. It would be impossible to successfully develop one in the 20th century, if not to say it was a fantasy.
Roque still understands scientific research. Even though he knew that Tesla's project was a big pit, he still jumped in without hesitation. His investment in these years has already exceeded one billion rand.
The money is well spent. Although the project is unlikely to succeed in a short period of time, the surrounding technologies have already brought profits of countless billions of rands to Rock and Southern Africa.
If it were the U.S. government or U.S. capitalists, would they give Tesla so much money and let Tesla do whatever it wants?
No need to think about it.
It's easy to say if you succeed, but if you fail, you'll lose everything.
Think about how Tesla's Wardenclyffe Tower failed. It was only $150,000, which already hit Morgan's bottom line.
Tesla also knows capital, so it only wanted $150,000 from Morgan.
If Tesla had talked to Morgan about remote-controlled heavy unmanned bombers, he would have been kicked out as soon as he opened his mouth.
Von Braun came to Tesla, hoping that Tesla could give him some advice and talk about precision guidance technology.
As a result, when Tesla opened his mouth, he said Versailles: "Isn't it a very simple thing to apply remote control to rockets?"
Is it simple?
For Tesla, it seems to be quite simple. After all, Tesla is an ancient master who started playing with remote control in the last century.
But for Germany, tens of millions of marks were invested, and tens of thousands of engineers and technicians worked day and night, forgetting food and sleep, and finally produced a semi-finished product.
The remote-controlled bombs used by Germany to sink the "Roma" were essentially the same as the remote-controlled submarines demonstrated by Tesla in 1898.
This is the difference between a top student and a blood god.
A top student is one who studies hard and eventually excels.
Learning skills have gone beyond the scope of normal understanding. Just like math problems, some people are geniuses if they can solve equations. Some people don't preview before class every day, idle in class, don't do homework after class, and get perfect marks in the exam room.
If a top student can get perfect marks in the exam, it is worth adding a chicken drumstick to his dinner.
The reason for getting a perfect score in the God of Study exam is because there are only so many points.
Von Braun was a master of learning, and Tesla was a god of learning.
"There are thousands of us, and after nearly two years of use, we can only barely control the direction, and cannot achieve precise guidance at all." Von Braun felt bitter, so let's take a math problem as an example.
If you are not good at philology, you can just make it up.
If you don’t know math, you really don’t know how.
"Robert should be able to give you more help with this question." Tesla did not explain it in detail to von Braun, and the health doctor did not allow it.
Tesla was born in 1856 and is now 89 years old. The time for visitors to visit must be strictly controlled. While Tesla was chatting with von Braun, the health doctor was holding his watch next to him.
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The protection that people like Tesla receive is unimaginable to outsiders. If possible, Tesla's health care team would like to have the air that Tesla breathes strictly filtered.
In fact, it's pretty much the same.
Southern Africa has always been known for its beautiful environment, and Los Angeles is particularly strict in this regard. Like Pretoria, which strives to become a tourist city, it is almost harsh.
Let's put it this way, in order to protect air quality, Los Angeles does not even allow the use of large-displacement cars. The police patrol the streets using electric vehicles.
No doubt, electric vehicles are not uncommon in southern Africa. More than 60% of the vehicles used by the Nyasaland police are electric vehicles.
This is not unique to Southern Africa either.
As early as 1900, the number of electric cars in the United States accounted for 38% of all cars, and the sales of electric cars that year also reached 28%.
Tesla is the ancestor of playing with electricity. In 1899, people began to study artificial lightning, and it was controllable.
Therefore, in southern Africa, the performance of electric vehicles is also very advanced. Although they are not as convenient as fuel vehicles, they are cleaner and more environmentally friendly.
The farm where Tesla lives is located in a beautiful valley with rivers, lakes, forests, and a natural oxygen bar. The air is not filtered, but it is pretty much the same.
"My injury has not healed yet and I cannot work." Von Braun also wanted to visit Robert Goddard, but unfortunately he could not find him.
Unlike Tesla, who has retired to the countryside, Robert Goddard is a well-known workaholic. Even in his seventies, he is still struggling in the laboratory.
Now is another critical period for rocket research and development. Robert Goddard has probably moved his bedding to the laboratory a long time ago. Von Braun has no idea where Robert Goddard's laboratory is.
This is also normal.
The rocket technology in Southern Africa is too advanced to be displayed, and the location of the laboratory must be strictly confidential. Even if von Braun wants to visit Robert Goddard, he must first pass the assessment of the Ministry of Defense of Southern Africa.
In Germany, von Braun is the undisputed leader of science and technology.
In southern Africa—
The only technological leaders in southern Africa are Tesla and Robert Goddard, and Diesel is half of them.
Robert Goddard's team has brought together the best talents in southern Africa, and the support it has received is no less than that of Tesla. Von Braun's knowledge reserve about rockets is placed in Robert Goddard's
In my team, I am really not indispensable.
Scientific research requires not only talent, but also strength and enough resources to support scientific research projects.
It can be said that Germany's support for von Braun is not small. As long as it is within the ability to bear, it will basically give him whatever he wants.
The key is "scope of capabilities".
There is a clear gap between Germany and Southern Africa in terms of resources, financial strength, and talent pool.
When Robert Goddard went to southern Africa, there was no upper limit on funds and he could get as much as he wanted.
If there was someone important, Rock would directly bring in the list of researchers from major universities and scientific research institutions in Southern Africa and let Robert Goddard choose at will.
Can Germany give this level of support to von Braun?
It's impossible, it can't be given, and it can't be given.
So now von Braun is not qualified to see Robert Goddard. The so-called "injured and unable to work" is just an excuse.
Even if von Braun comes to Southern Africa, he will at least have to wait until the Southern African Ministry of Defense determines von Braun's loyalty before letting von Braun come into contact with Southern Africa's top secrets.
Von Braun is not in a hurry. Since the Southern African federal government has spent so much money to bring von Braun and his team from Europe to southern Africa, it will certainly not waste von Braun's abilities.
So on the car back to Los Angeles, von Braun confidently said to his brother Magnus: "I am now confident about the future!"
In Germany, it was a thorny road for von Braun, extremely difficult.
In southern Africa, at least von Braun had the support he wanted.
"I still don't want to go to Cape, I want to stay in Nyasaland." Magnus was nostalgic for the prosperity of Nyasaland, what the hell is Cape? Give Magnus a map, Magnus
None can be found.
Cape Town is actually not bad either. As the earliest territory in southern Africa, Cape Town was once the most prosperous city in southern Africa. Where does it show its heritage?
Of course it cannot be compared with Nyasaland.
Nyasaland has Los Angeles City, Lake Nyasa, the University of Nyasaland, the Nyasaland Eagles, libraries and cinemas all over the city -
Von Braun and Magnus did not go to Cape Town, but to a small town called Zangwill, where the family members of von Braun's team members were resettled.
Von Braun also wanted to stay in Nyasaland.
Unfortunately, land in Nyasaland is too expensive. Not to mention von Braun, even the Ministry of Defense of Southern Africa cannot afford it.
The land price in the Cape is much cheaper than that in Nyasaland. Von Braun's team and family members total several thousand people, and they need a large area to settle down.
Of course, for von Braun and his team members, Zangwill is not a remote place, and even if the conditions are bad, they are still better than von Braun's conditions in Germany.
Germany's protection of von Braun's team is also very strict. In order to keep it secret, they simply relocated von Braun and his team to Peenemünde on the island of Usedom. This ghost place is in the 21st century.
It can't be found on satellite maps, so you can imagine how remote it is.
Even though Zangwill is remote, Southern Africa has strong construction capabilities. Needless to say, there are facilities such as libraries and cinemas. Building a city from scratch is not a difficult task for the Ministry of Defense of Southern Africa.
"When we prove our worth, we will return to Nyasaland." Von Braun also held a breath in his heart and wanted to prove himself.
Although a top student is not a god of learning, he will not belittle himself. Everyone has two shoulders and one head, so no one looks down on the other.
Compared with a true god like Tesla, von Braun is indeed half a head shorter.
In the field of rockets, von Braun considers himself to be as talented as anyone.
Even Robert Goddard and von Braun wanted to challenge it.
To put it bluntly, if von Braun can get the same resources as Robert Goddard in Germany, it's hard to say who will make faster progress.
Besides, remoteness has its advantages. At least it won't be disturbed by too many worldly desires. Scientific researchers are very able to tolerate loneliness, otherwise they wouldn't squat in the laboratory every day.
