Chapter 614 Nikola Tesla
With the strong support of East Africa, Soga City has developed steadily in recent years. As for rapid development, it is unlikely. So far, the East African government None of the houses built have been allocated, and only three blocks have been filled, mostly workers and service personnel who maintain city operations.
But this is normal. East Africa does not have a good reputation in the international community. Scientific researchers from various countries either choose to work in their own countries or seek refuge with the five gangsters, including Britain, Germany, France, Austria, Russia, or other European countries, or Go to America, a paradise for entrepreneurs.
So as of 1881, the number of scientific researchers and experts attracted by Soga City exceeded one thousand. As long as talents obtained university degrees in Europe, they could be introduced to East Africa.
As for the overseas students from East Africa, there is still a big difference between them. The East African international students have quotas allocated by the government, so they are taking a shortcut. It is hard to say whether they can become talents.
However, according to the current level of science and technology in East Africa, there is a high probability that the group of overseas students will become the backbone of East Africa in the future.
This can be judged from the students studying abroad in the Far Eastern Empire. The quota for foreign students in the Far Eastern Empire is much smaller than that in East Africa, and can only be considered a fraction of that in East Africa. However, a large number of outstanding talents have also been born. Of course, this is based on Ernst’s previous life. Viewed from perspective.
Compared with Suojia City’s tepid talent introduction plan, four universities have been established, adding to Suojia City’s popularity.
Among them, the East African National Electric Power University is the most eye-catching. The East African National Electric Power University is the only university in East Africa that can compare with other European universities in terms of strength.
This is mainly reflected in the faculty of the East African State Electricity University, which is backed by the Hechingen Electricity Company, so the East African State Electricity University has no shortage of teachers.
Because the Hechingen Electric Power Company itself is one of the world's giants in the electric power field, it has gathered a group of top electric power experts of this era under its command.
So with the support of Hechingen Electric Power Company, the University of Electricity in East African Countries can easily hire European experts and scholars in the field of electric power for teaching work.
One of them is the young scholar Nikola Tesla. Tesla is now just a little-known figure in Europe.
But he received extraordinary treatment in East Africa. Of course, he also lost his freedom. His family has moved to Soga City. If nothing else, his future is bound to East Africa.
As for how Tesla was acquired by East Africa, there is actually nothing special worth mentioning.
Tesla was a Croatian from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the most powerful power company in the Austro-Hungarian Empire was the Hechingen Electric Power Company.
Unlike Germany, which has Siemens and the Hechingen Electric Power Company competing against each other, the Austria-Hungary Empire is dominated by the Hechingen Electric Power Company.
So as long as you are students and scholars in fields related to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, you will inevitably have to deal with the Hechingen Electric Power Company.
So the young Tesla naturally got in touch with the Hechingen Electric Power Company. That was in 1875. He entered the Graz University of Technology in Austria, studied physics, mathematics and mechanics, and obtained With excellent results, he received a scholarship from the Austrian "Military Border Authority".
Under the guidance of Professor Boethil, who taught theoretical and experimental physics, Tesla was attracted to electricity. However, the "military border authorities" revoked the scholarship in the second academic year, and Tesla faced the crisis of dropping out of school. After all, Tesla's family is not considered wealthy. Of course, this is only a relative term. If the tuition problem cannot be solved, he can only study at the University of Prague, which has relatively low tuition fees.
Of course, this is just history in the past life, and this time and space has changed. As an outstanding student under Professor Poisil, after understanding his predicament. Professor Boeschier recommended him to the Vienna branch of the Hechingen Electric Power Company and received a scholarship.
But the condition is naturally that its future will be bought by East Africa. This is a conventional measure used by East Africa to attract talents.
So Tesla, who had excellent academic performance, directly entered East Africa’s talent introduction list after graduation, and Ernst personally reviewed the talent introduction list every year.
Because there are really not many scientific researchers developing in East Africa, it does not cost Ernst too much effort, and Ernst saw Tesla’s on the list at a glance. Naturally, this fledgling young graduate , became the focus of the East African government's care, directly entered the East African National Electric Power University as a professor, and was equipped with a laboratory and assistants, which must be flattering for Tesla.
Ernst did not take any other action other than giving Tesla the green light. After all, the road has been paved. Whether Tesla can achieve the achievements of its previous life depends entirely on God's will.
In addition to teaching in East Africa, Tesla also conducted more research on alternating current. While studying at the Graz University of Technology, Tesla had already begun to think about machines that could replace DC motors.
So after arriving in East Africa, my application was "easily" approved by the East African government, and I began to realize my original idea.
"Good morning, Mr. Tesla, are you still working on your alternating current?"
"Yes, Professor Kyle, I think alternating current will definitely be promoted on a large scale like direct current in the future. Both have their pros and cons, but having one more option is also good for East Africa.”
"The current direction or magnitude of direct current is constant, while the current of alternating current changes differently with time. Both are very common in society. A typical application of direct current is batteries. With batteries, there are many Only electrical appliances can participate in the operation. ”
“Another advantage of alternating current is that it can be used to boost or reduce voltage, and can be used for transmission. The power generation efficiency is higher, and the equipment used for production is simpler and more convenient. Compared with direct current, it is more efficient. There are no obvious advantages in these aspects, and it is also very convenient to convert DC power to AC power. "
"Factories now use DC power to generate electricity, but DC power can easily be transferred to wires. The power is lost during transportation and is very inefficient. The DC system requires one power station per square mile, and the transmission distance is also very limited because of the excessive losses during transmission.
< br>The wires used in the AC system are thinner, the voltage is higher, the transmission loss is small, the transmission distance is long, the investment in facilities is lower, and the electricity price is cheaper. Obviously, AC has more advantages. East Africa has a vast territory and long-term power transmission. demand, so my project has received strong support from the government, and they have assigned me the best laboratory and assistants.”
As a botanist, Professor Kyle didn’t know so much, but he still proposed it. Asked: "In other words, you have opened up a new path based on tradition. Is this what you mean?"
"That's not the case. At most, new branches are growing on the trunk of the big tree. In essence, we are continuing to move forward on the shoulders of our predecessors." Tesla said modestly.
“But I still have to remind you that DC power has been used for nearly a hundred years, and I’m afraid it will not be easily replaced by your AC power,”
Tesla said: “Since In 1660, German scientist Otto von Guericke built the first electrostatic generator, which was hailed as the "modern invention". "The Father of Modern Electricity" has officially started human research on electricity. Until now, electricity has become an emerging industry that can promote social progress. Its importance is no less than the invention and improvement of steam engines. Therefore, the research on electricity It’s endless.”
(End of this chapter)