Chapter 1715 The changed world (first update, please subscribe)
“… With the service of the 'Borneo' aircraft carrier, S.E.Navy not only became the second super aircraft carrier in the world to be equipped with a maritime force, but its combat mode will also undergo fundamental changes…”
Zhou Yuzhen, who was driving a car, didn't listen to the news from the radio. Another thing he had to think about in his mind - the improvement of CT scans.
As an engineer at Kanghe Company, Zhou Yuzhen devoted almost all her energy to the research of CT scanners in the past five years. This new medical device is not only his professional mission, but also a persistence in his heart. Three years ago, Kanghe launched the world's first commercial CT scan, and the first patient to undergo a CT scan was a 41-year-old woman with a brain tumor. Although the scanned images are blurry and even appear rough by today's standards, being able to distinguish between gray matter and white matter in the brain has become a major breakthrough in the medical community.
Zhou Yuzhen held the steering wheel and kept replaying those CT images in her mind.
Although that device caused a sensation at the time, it was far from perfect. Low image resolution, long scanning time, high radiation dose... these problems have always troubled him.
"It must be improved," he murmured himself, his fingers gently tapping the steering wheel,
"Not just resolution, but also scanning speed, radiation control... every detail cannot be missed."
The car drove through a bustling commercial area, and the sunlight reflected from the glass curtain wall reflected on his face through the car window. Zhou Yuzhen has already begun to conceive a new design plan in his mind.
The car slowly stopped in front of a red light, and Zhou Yuzhen took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. He knew that improving CT scans was not something that could be achieved overnight, and it required a lot of experiments and tests, and could even encounter countless failures. But he also knew that he could not stop.
The green light lit up, he stepped on the accelerator, and the car continued to drive forward. The news on the radio has been replaced by weather forecasts, but he is still immersed in his thoughts.
Soon, Zhou Yuzhen came to the company and opened the door of the company's laboratory. His colleague Ye Huachuan walked towards him, with a hint of nervousness and excitement on his face.
"Dr. Zhou, have you heard of it?"
Ye Huachuan lowered his voice, but his tone could not hide his excitement.
"Siemens just released their CT machine, SIRETOM. This machine can reconstruct two images at a time, and the matrix has also been improved from 80x80 to 128x128. Their technology... seems to be ahead of us."
Zhou Yuzhen was slightly stunned and her brows frowned slightly. He put down the documents in his hand, pondered for a moment, then frowned and said:
"Huachuan, do you remember the scene when we released the first CT machine a few years ago? At that time, the whole world was shocked and even caused a 'CT fever'. More than 15 companies joined the research and development of CT scanners, and Siemens was just one of them."
Ye Huachuan nodded, but his expression was still a little uneasy:
"But now, their technology seems to have surpassed us. Our products have not yet been put into production, and they have launched more advanced equipment."
Zhou Yuzhen said calmly as she walked:
"Technological competition has always been like this, with some leading the way and some catching up. But our research direction is not just about improving image clarity. We are also developing CT devices that can be used for full-body scanning, which is the future trend."
"Full body scan?"
Ye Huachuan widened his eyes, obviously surprised by the concept,
"You mean, not just the head, but the whole body?"
Zhou Yuzhen turned around, her eyes shining with confidence:
"That's right. We need to look longer, not just a scan of the head, but also scan any part of the human body, not just the head. This will completely change the pattern of medical images. I named this project 'SOMATOM'."
Originally, this was just an idea and was not mature enough, but Zhou Yu really had to come up with this plan after Siemens forced him to do so.
“SOMATOM?”
Ye Huachuan repeated the name and seemed a little confused.
Zhou Yuzhen smiled slightly and explained:
"'SOMA' means 'body' in Greek, while 'TOM' comes from the word 'tomy' in 'ComputedTomography'. So, 'SOMATOM' means 'tocomplete body tomography'. This means that our devices can not only be used for brain scans, but also for chest, abdomen, limbs, and even whole body examinations."
Ye Huachuan, who was a little fascinated by his hearing, his surprise on his face was gradually replaced by excitement:
"This... this idea is simply incredible! If it can be realized, our equipment will far surpass Siemens' SIRETOM!"
Zhou Yuzhen nodded, with a hint of pride in her tone:
"Yes, but this is not only a technological breakthrough, but also a radical change in the way of medical diagnosis. Imagine that a doctor can fully understand the patient's physical condition through a scan without the need for multiple local examinations. This will greatly improve the efficiency and accuracy of the diagnosis."
Ye Huachuan took a deep breath, as if he had seen the future scene:
"Dr. Zhou, whole-body CT... This will be the next milestone in the field of medical imaging."
Zhou Yuzhen patted Ye Huachuan on the shoulder, and his tone was firm:
"So, we have to speed up the progress. Siemens may be the first to be the first, but we have a bigger goal. As long as we stick to it, SOMATOM will definitely become a product that changes the world."
Change the world! This was his dream when he was studying. Has the world changed?
When this thought came to my mind, Zhou Yuzhen turned her eyes to the skyline outside the window, looked at the skyscrapers, her mouth raised lightly, and said to herself:
"The world has been changed!"
...
The world has long been changed, and it is not politicians or soldiers who have changed the world, but engineers, and the invention of engineers that has changed the world.
Electronic computers have become popular at an alarming rate over the past few years—the military, government agencies, as well as large corporations, enterprises, and even many small corporations have electronic computers.
In fact, all this comes from the utility room below the dormitory building of Yongning University. Two years ago, Rebs of Jinglei Electronics connected the 6502 microprocessor to the main circuit board.
At that moment, the power supply of 110 volts was turned on, 32,768 DRAM units woke up, and information flowed between forty pins; the computer's heart trembled for the first time, and then began to beat at a frequency of one megahertz.
The world has been changed!
The world is like a dough, and 6502 is a yeast, and its investment changes everything.
Correspondingly, the market in the late 1960s was like fresh dough at 30 degrees Celsius - whether it was the new generation of SEA or the "baby boomer" generation in Europe and the United States. Many of them had just grown up, and they were full of curiosity about the world and yearned for technology.
From the initial 100 nano yuan to the current 50 nano yuan, to the price of 25 US dollars in the international market, everything has become possible, and microcomputers based on 6502 on the market have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, from commercial microcomputers worth thousands of dollars to home computers worth only a few hundred dollars. It was during this period that once belonged to the military, large enterprises, and universities that entered the homes of ordinary people.
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The popularity of home computers has also promoted the evolution of application software: word processing software, spreadsheet software, graphical interfaces, electronic games
Like all young people, Zhao Xiangjie also came into contact with electronic computers for the first time from a home computer equipped with 6502.
"Okay, it's now..."
In the school's electronic computer room, 15-year-old Zhao Xiangjie, like others, was full of imagination about the world behind electronic computers.
It's not just word processing or tables, nor calculations or graphics, and of course not those video games, but another vast world.
"The Internet is an extremely vast world. At present, we have not only achieved the connection between the submarine optical cable between the island and the outer island, but also connected Sin Chew, Malaysia, Mindanao and Surabaya through submarine optical cables. Moreover, Nanyang Telephone Company is currently working with the Pacific Communications Company in the United States to lay a Pacific submarine optical cable system. This optical cable contains 3 pairs of optical fibers. This is the first trans-ocean communication submarine optical cable. Once this optical cable is built, we can not only make cross-ocean calls directly, but also send emails to communicate with them on the Internet, or even chat with them by email."
Email chat, this is something very new among young people in the past year, because email is time-consuming and many people have started chatting with it.
And what Zhao Xiangjie is looking forward to now is this moment - their school has finally been connected to the Internet!
The computer was turned on, and after outputting a string of codes, it finally entered the interface. A web page slowly appeared on the black and white computer screen - this was a web page that looked a bit like a newspaper.
Unlike another world, when SEA websites appeared almost at the same time as the Internet, when the Electronic Laboratory of Nanyang University cooperated with various universities to design the Internet, the world's first website was built - the website explained what the World Wide Web is, how to use a web browser, how to build a web server, etc.
"This...is the Internet!"
Looking at the web page in front of him, Zhao Xiangjie saw a wider world for the first time, which was completely different from the world he had come into contact with before.
Although it was just a few simple graphics on the website, most of them were just extremely simple texts, Zhao Xiangjie and his classmates were still immersed in this world.
This is how the world is changed.
When it changed, people just immersed in it and did not realize this change. Zhao Xiangjie, who was in this extraordinary world, chose a news with the arrow keys and Enter.
"The lone brave man who conquered Antarctica!"
(This chapter ends)