Everyone looked towards the sound of applause and saw Liu Zheng walking over: "Your invention is very good. It will solve many computing problems for us."
"I think we should..." Liu Zheng hadn't finished speaking yet.
This differential engine suddenly made a snapping sound of metal snapping. One part could not bear the gravity and broke apart.
The entire differential engine emitted white smoke.
Becky looked at his difference engine, unable to operate it anymore, and felt disappointed in his heart.
Liu Zheng said: "Mr. Beqi, this is bad news, but we also have good news. We now need a new difference engine."
"And you will be the manufacturer of this new differential engine, and I will find the best craftsmen for you to cooperate with your design."
After hearing these words, Becky, who was still very disappointed, is now full of energy.
He looked at Liu Zheng, and his voice almost trembled because of excitement: "Is it true, sir?"
"Yes." Liu Zheng nodded affirmatively.
Everyone gave thunderous applause for this event worth celebrating. Amidst the applause, Liu Zheng turned and left...
In fact, the difference engine has always been a controversial thing in his original world.
Although his creator built a usable difference engine, it was vastly different from the difference engine he had in mind.
The huge difference engine he conceived was divided into three parts.
The first part is a 'repository' made of gears, which will store data for the difference engine. Each gear can store ten numbers. The array of gears can store a thousand fifty-digit numbers in total.
The second part, which is called operation, is equivalent to the assembly line in the factory. It will use the meshing, rotation, translation, etc. of the gear bracket to perform calculations. The structure here will directly determine the speed of operation.
The third part, which is also the most important operating system, in Liu Zheng's understanding, is like the software on a computer or the operating system of a mobile phone. Every command needs to be completed through such an operating system.
This already has the prototype of a modern computer.
According to his knowledge, this kind of design that transcends eras was designed in the steam era, but when it appeared, it was already the era of aerospace.
This kind of difference engine is equivalent to the earliest computer, but such a design is too cumbersome. Today's technology and technology can produce precision instruments like the difference engine.
Liu Zheng knew that he might not be able to see the real difference engine come on the scene, but this did not mean that he would not study it.
Even though the difference engine has various flaws, people still researched this machine and used it for a long time.
For such research, Liu Zheng hopes to give the greatest support. After all, this world is not his original world, maybe it can be researched?
There is always a little bit of hope.
After finishing dealing with the incandescent lamp and differential engine, Liu Zheng turned to the engine research and development room.
Generators have improved now, but there has been no progress on the engine side.
He couldn't help but become anxious. The research on engines directly changed the entire world.
He changed the blood of industry from coal to oil. According to Liu Zheng's exploration, he has now discovered a large amount of oil in places controlled by the East India Company.
Once the engine comes out and the oil is mined, Longyan's total national power will be further enhanced.