Chapter 2158, the first batch of academicians of Ming Dynasty
In the study room of Qianqing Palace in Beijing.
It's snowing heavily outside and the wind is freezing cold, but inside the Qianqing Palace it's as warm as spring.
The Qianqing Palace, which Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao jointly invested and spent a million taels of silver to build, adopted many advanced technologies, including an overall heating system. When the boiler is turned on in winter, the entire Qianqing Palace is very hot. warm.
"Your Majesty, this is the first list of academicians of the Academy of Sciences and the recommended list of recipients of the Science and Technology Progress Award drawn up by the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Ming Dynasty!"
Liu Jin delivered a list of names.
After more than ten days of intense discussions, the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Ming Dynasty has finally drawn up the list of the first batch of academicians.
A total of thirty names have been drafted on the list, and there is also a candidate list of twenty people. In addition to the names, their outstanding contributions in related fields are also introduced in detail.
"Um!"
Zhu Houzhao looked at it carefully.
"Zhang Xingjian, who discovered penicillin, created a new medical field of antibiotics. Penicillin has a huge effect in treating pneumonia, tetanus, wound infections, viral colds and other diseases, directly increasing the average life expectancy of the Ming Dynasty by 20 years!"
"Gao Lu, the discoverer of universal gravitation, whose law of universal gravitation laid the foundation of physics and promoted the development and breakthroughs in the fields of physics and cosmic astronomy."
"Ren Siheng, president of Beijing Mechanical Engineering College, has made outstanding contributions in the field of mechanical engineering. He participated in the research of trains and promoted the development and breakthroughs in the transportation field of Ming Dynasty."
"Lu Qing invented the internal combustion engine, ushered in the era of internal combustion engines, and promoted the development and breakthroughs in the fields of transportation and power technology in the Ming Dynasty. It is of epoch-making significance."
"Well, not bad, not bad!"
Zhu Houzhao only nodded while watching.
He himself is engaged in technical and scientific research, and he pays close attention to many things in the scientific community. He is very aware of new technological breakthroughs, and he is also aware of the huge impact and role these technological breakthroughs will bring.
Whether it is Zhang Xingjian, Gao Lu, Lu Qing, or Ren Siheng, they are all people who have made outstanding contributions, and they are all well-deserved to be elected as academicians of the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Ming Dynasty.
Without the participation of these people, the Royal Academy of Ming Dynasty would not have authority.
"Zhu Shou?"
Soon, Zhu Houzhao saw his name, his eyes widened slightly, and then he laughed happily.
"Zhu Shou, an outstanding contributor in the fields of electromagnetics and mechanical engineering, discovered the phenomenon of electromagnetic mutuality, participated in the study of telegraphs, researched generators, invented watches, invented electric lights, and made great contributions to the fields of electromagnetics and mechanical engineering. Outstanding contribution!”
"Not bad, not bad, well written, well written!"
After Zhu Houzhao read it, he immediately nodded with satisfaction.
Compared with the sense of accomplishment of being an emperor, he prefers the sense of accomplishment in the field of scientific research. Now that he sees that his name Zhu Shou has received such a high evaluation and has been selected as an academician, Zhu Houzhao certainly feels an overwhelming sense of accomplishment. .
"This list is good, just follow this list!"
After reading the list carefully, Zhu Houzhao nodded with satisfaction. Basically, the names on this list were very familiar, and they were all outstanding people in various fields of the Ming Dynasty's scientific community.
At the same time, this list also covers many fields. There are Zhang Xingjian and Li Ting in the medical field. Li Ting has also made outstanding contributions in the medical field. He invented an anthelmintic drug that can effectively treat parasites in the human body. Its function is similar to that of pagoda candy in later generations. With this anthelmintic drug, the mortality rate of children has been greatly reduced and countless children have been saved.
There are also Gao Lu and Chen Zhinian who work in the field of basic scientific theory. Gao Lu made contributions in the field of the law of universal gravitation, while Chen Zhinian is a biologist who proposed the theory of biological evolution.
He was originally a medical scientist. With the Ming Dynasty's overseas expansion, the emergence of a large number of new things also led many Ming Dynasty medical scientists to go to Haiwa to investigate and search for new medicinal materials.
Cinchona cream can effectively treat malaria, which had no way to treat it before. This led countless Ming Dynasty medical scientists to go overseas to search for various new medicinal materials.
Of course, there is also a trend of huge economic benefits. Whether it is Zhang Xingjian or Li Ting, the penicillin and anthelmintics they discovered have brought them huge benefits.
Ming Dynasty has strict patent laws for protection in this regard, and each also attaches great importance to the confidentiality of its own prescriptions, formulas, etc., which determines that some new discoveries and breakthroughs in the medical field can bring a lot of benefits.
It also stimulated the medical scientists of the Ming Dynasty to continuously research new medicine and prescriptions, and to go overseas to find a variety of new medicinal materials that can be used as medicine.
Chen Zhinian is one of them. He has traveled to many places, almost all over the world, conducted a lot of research, and left a lot of valuable information.
After returning to the Ming Dynasty and making a detailed summary, he proposed the theory of biological evolution, believing that living things gradually mutate and evolve while constantly evolving and adapting to the environment.
Of course, he did not boldly propose that humans evolved from monkeys, but his theory still caused huge waves in the scientific community of the Ming Dynasty, and countless biologists joined the research in this field.
There are also some outstanding contributors in the field of engineering and construction on the list, such as Professor Li Song, who presided over the construction of the Changchun-Chengdu Railway, and Professor Yi Lunxiong, who built the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge.
Analyzing this list as a whole, everyone on the list is an outstanding person in various fields, and has made outstanding contributions to the technological progress and social progress of Ming Dynasty.
At the same time, this list is recommended and selected by everyone, and it has extremely high authority and credibility.
Let’s look at the list of nominees for the Science and Technology Progress Award: Zhang Xingjian, Gao Lu, and Zhu Shou.
"Ha ha!"
Seeing that Zhu Shou's name was nominated as the winner of the Science and Technology Progress Award, Zhu Houzhao smiled even happier and his mouth widened.
Wang Shouren, Zhong Fan, Yang Yun and others were confused when they saw Zhu Houzhao laughing. Isn't this just a list? How can they laugh happily?
Only Liu Jin knows the reason why Zhu Houzhao is so happy. The Zhu Shou above is Zhu Houzhao himself. For Zhu Houzhao, sealing the wolf and living in Xu is his biggest pursuit, and doing various researches is his biggest hobby.
, being able to be recognized and achieve success in this aspect is definitely something that makes him very happy.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After hearing this, Liu Jin nodded solemnly and said.
I couldn't help but complain in my heart.
Even if you are elected as an academician of the Ming Dynasty Royal Academy of Sciences, isn't it a bit too much to win the Science and Technology Progress Award?
You are the emperor after all, so why bother fighting for this spot?
What's more, you will be the emperor and the recipient of the award when the time comes, so I want to see how you operate.
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"Sell newspapers! Sell newspapers!"
"The Royal Academy of Ming Dynasty announced the list of the first batch of academicians and the winners of the Science and Technology Progress Award!"
"Sell newspapers! Sell newspapers!"
"Zhang Xingjian, who discovered penicillin, Gao Lu, who proposed the theory of universal gravitation, and Zhu Shou, who worked in the field of electromagnetism, won the Science and Technology Progress Award and will jointly share the prize of 100,000 taels of silver!"
In the Ming Dynasty, with the beginning of a new day, the Ming Dynasty Morning Post also published the latest news about the selection of academicians of the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Ming Dynasty and the selection of the Science and Technology Progress Award.
"Tsk, tsk, everyone here is a talent. It turns out that the discoverer of penicillin is called Zhang Xingjian. He is only in his 20s at the scene. Isn't this too young?"
"Isn't that right? There is also Gao Lu. What is this law of universal gravitation that he proposed? What is its use?"
"This law of universal gravitation is said to be the basis of physics and is also very helpful in studying astronomy and geography. It always seems to be very powerful."
"I know that penicillin is really useful. Pneumonia that could not be cured before can now be easily cured, as well as viral colds. I don't know how many people have been saved."
"It is true that we have saved many lives, but the price of penicillin is still too expensive. It would be better if it could be cheaper."
"That's right, penicillin is indeed expensive, more expensive than gold. I heard it's because the output is too small."
"This Zhu Shou is really a powerful inventor. He invented many things. He invented the clock, the telegraph, and the electric light."
"Otherwise, why would someone become the winner of the Science and Technology Progress Award?"
"..."
With the announcement of the list, the entire Ming Dynasty was constantly discussing this matter.
It is also the first time for many people to know the names of these people, especially for the first time everyone knows who researched some things that have been familiar to them for a long time.
Everyone is constantly praising the strength of these talented people, but at the same time, there are also many sour and rotten scholars who are criticizing this list, saying that many of the people on this list are too young.
For example, the three winners of the Science and Technology Progress Award are all very young. Zhang Xingjian and Gao Lu are both in their 20s, and Zhu Shou is only in his 30s. They are all too young.
They constantly criticize this selection for not respecting the seniors enough. Logically speaking, this should be more about assigning seniority based on seniority and letting the older generation go first.
Others criticize Zhang Xingjian. Although he discovered penicillin, which can cure many diseases and save countless lives, the Zhang family also made a lot of money by selling penicillin.
The price of penicillin is more expensive than gold. Ordinary people are often reluctant to use this penicillin. The Zhang family is a medical family. They should have the heart to help the world and sell penicillin as cheaply as possible, but the Zhang family does not
.
These sour and rotten people keep attacking this point. They don't care whether the cost of penicillin is very high or whether people need to eat. They just need to keep an eye on this point and keep attacking.
They simply don’t know that it is precisely because the Zhang family made money from penicillin that more people devoted themselves to medical research and improved Ming Dynasty’s medical technology.