"Mr. Downing, what do you want from me?" Henry Goebbels looked at the young man in front of him and asked with confusion, because in his memory he did not recognize this guy who claimed to be from New Orleans.
It can even be said that he doesn't know a single southerner.
"I heard that Mr. Goebbels once conducted an interesting experiment, using carbonized bamboo threads to energize a vacuum glass bottle to emit light, which could even last for four hundred hours. Is it true?" Tangning asked without answering.
"Huh? How did you know about this?" Henry Goebbels asked in surprise, because in his impression, he had not told many people about this matter, and he had not heard of these people.
I have southern friends.
"I accidentally heard it mentioned by a passerby!" Tangning said casually, and then added: "I happen to be very interested in this aspect, so I wanted to come over and discuss it with you!"
"Are you interested too?" Goebbels looked at Tangning with a very suspicious look.
Tangning knew that she had to come up with some useful information at this time, so she said, "I wonder, Mr. Goebbels, have you ever tried to experiment with tungsten wire?"
"Tungsten wire? Is this possible?" Goebbels asked with a frown.
Just when Tangning wanted to explain, she found Goebbels saying to himself: "Yes, why didn't I think of tungsten wire? Tungsten obviously has the highest melting point among all metals, so it is difficult to melt in the light bulb."
!This can greatly extend the life of the light bulb.”
Then he looked at Tang Ning and said, "Mr. Tang Ning, it seems that you have really done some research in this area!"
"I'm just doing blind research, because I can't do many experiments, so I can only provide you with some ideas!" Tang Ning replied modestly, and then said: "Also, I don't know if you have applied for a patent for the carbon filament light bulb?
"
"Patent? Why apply for a patent?" Goebbels asked nonchalantly.
"Of course you have to apply, otherwise if someone registers the patent right before you, not only will they steal your invention, but they can also use the law to prohibit or even punish you from using the results of your research!" Tang Ning reminded.
Dao. (It is a historical fact that Henry Goebbels invented the carbonized filament earlier than Edison, but he did not apply for a patent.)
"There can't be such shameless people in this world, right?" Goebbels said in disbelief.
Tangning nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, and his shamelessness will be beyond your imagination. He will even interfere or even destroy inventions that are more effective for mankind for his own benefit!"
Perhaps frightened by Tang Ning's words, Goebbels took a step back and said, "Mr. Tang Ning, are you talking about yourself?"
Tangning replied depressedly: "If it were me, would I still come to remind you?"
"Well, what you said makes sense. I was confused for a moment. I'm sorry, Mr. Tangning!" Goebbels apologized.
"It's normal. No matter who meets a stranger and talks to him so much, he will inevitably misunderstand him!" Tangning waved her hands indifferently, and then said: "There is another question. I don't know, Mr. Goebbels.
Have you considered it?"
Goebbels asked curiously: "What's the problem? By the way, Mr. Tangning, just call me Henry!"
"Okay Henry, just call me Tony!" Tangning nodded in agreement, and then explained: "Henry, have you ever thought about how to promote these light bulbs?"
Goebbels was stunned by Tang Ning's question: "Well, I really haven't thought about this!"
"You have to consider this, otherwise if you just make it in a laboratory and people don't need it, then the purpose of inventing it will be lost!" Tang Ning advised.
Goebbels thought for a moment and then replied: "I think a businessman will naturally take over this."
"This is natural, but businessmen are also divided into whether they have a conscience and their ability. What if he sells the light bulbs at a high price so that the public cannot afford them, or his ability is too poor to promote them?"
Tangning asked again.
"This is a problem, but I really don't know how to do business!" Goebbels muttered to himself, and then he seemed to think of something and suddenly realized: "Oh, I understand, Tony, you want to do this.
Light bulb business, right? There’s no problem with this, I believe you!”
"I do have this idea, but I don't have that much money to start this business, so I want to set up a company with you, Henry, and then you, Henry, will continue to research tungsten filament light bulbs, and I will be responsible for the management. As for the money, I will find it."
An investor!" Tangning suggested.
In fact, Tang Ning did this mainly to leave an escape route for himself. After all, he didn't have much confidence in his ability to change the course of the Civil War yet. So according to history, if the South was defeated, what should he do? He had to prepare for a rainy day!
I don't know whether it was because Tangning was very eloquent or because Goebbels didn't care much about it. After some thought, Goebbels nodded and agreed, considering they had just met...
Although she felt a little surprised, it was a good thing after all that the negotiation was concluded, so Tang Ning quickly took out the prepared contract. After the two parties signed it, Tang Ning originally thought that the two of them would go out to have a big meal to celebrate, but she didn't expect that Ge
However, Peer said that he would immediately study the feasibility of tungsten filament light bulbs. This shows that he is a research maniac similar to Wei Shen of Peking University, so Tangning no longer forced it. However, before leaving, he still put "many of his ideas" into the form of "in order to reduce the cost".
The volatilization of tungsten injects nitrogen into the light bulb, and successful experiences such as making the tungsten wire into a double helix structure to reduce the volatilization area were all left to Goebbels. This made him even more interested and regarded Tangning as a confidant. Tangning even felt that
Now he won't refuse even if he directly asks me to take away the light bulb patent...
Originally, Tangning ordered Agubin to register a patent, but he soon discovered that this was not a wise decision. It was not that Agubin was too stupid, but that the discrimination against black people in New York was too serious. The same thing happened.
The attitude of the staff is completely different if I do it myself and if I do it with Agubin. It seems that I need to recruit a white subordinate.
However, this is not the first priority for the time being. The most important thing after registering the patent is to find the sponsor. As for who to find, he already has a very suitable candidate in mind.
PS: First of all, I would like to thank the book friend "Why is Mao's name so long" for his support, and then tell me about the update time. If I have saved the manuscript, it will be chapter 1 at 8:00 in the morning, and chapter 1 at 3:00 pm. If I don't have the manuscript saved, then I can only
When will it be finished and posted? (Being blocked is another factor, because I can’t predict this...)
