1840Indian rebirth

Both papers were published in the Journal of Philosophy.

At this time, there was not so much process for publishing a paper, the paper was of high quality, and Joule was quite familiar with the journal, so the article was quickly published and made public.

As the paper was published, entirely new physics and biology began to exert its influence.

People's attention to this issue increased rapidly, and before long, these two papers became the hottest topics in British academic circles.

The law of conservation of energy is already known to people. Although Ma Shao and Joule's paper gave it richer connotations, it was not a major breakthrough.

The paper on bacteria has yet to be verified. Ma Shao's paper did not provide long-term experimental results, but mainly just elaborated on the theory and experimental design.

It can be said that although these two papers are of high quality, they are still not enough to become the most popular topics.

But the fact is, they have indeed become the hottest topic.

There is no doubt that this is mainly because of Ma Shao's identity, an Indian.

A North American Indian published two high-quality academic papers in British journals, which sounds outrageous!

Therefore, not long after Ma Shao's paper was released, some scientists came to Joule to find out what happened.

The first person who came to the door was John Davis, one of Joule's teachers.

Although he is a teacher, Davis is only a few years older than Joule. Because he does not have a beard, he looks even younger. The relationship between the two is also that of a teacher and a friend.

"...James, I read the paper you published recently, the one on the first law of thermodynamics. It was very well written." Davis said, "But I have a question."

"What's the problem?"

Davis: "Why is there a strange name in the author column besides you? I heard from the editor of the Journal of Philosophy that it is the name of an Indian?"

Joule nodded: "That's right. He and I completed the paper on the first law of thermodynamics. The paper was co-written by us. Of course he will appear in the author column."

Davis was still confused: "But... an Indian? What's going on?"

"His nation is different from ours, that's all." Joule paused and smiled, "Of course, John, I know what you are wondering about."

"In fact, that's what I thought at the beginning - how can savages understand science? But the fact is that my Apache friend not only understands science, but also surpasses most people and is a genius in natural philosophy."

"I have to say, this is a good example of breaking down prejudices," he added.

Davis was silent for two seconds: "Okay, where is this Indian genius you mentioned? I want to see him now."

"It's a pity that you are late." Joule said, "Just yesterday, Ma Shao was staying at my house, but now he should be on the train to Glasgow."

Davis frowned slightly: "Why is he going to Scotland?"

Joule: "Of course I'm going to see William Thomson. I recommended it. He and William should have a good chat. If it weren't for the fact that there are things at the brewery that I need to deal with, I would have planned to go to Glasgow with him."

"I have a hunch that after talking to William, this natural philosopher from Apache will surprise people again."

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Scotland.

The horse whistle took the train to Scotland and continued north, preparing to go to Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland.

After publishing two papers with Joule's help, he set off again and went to Glasgow in the north to find William Thomson, the future Baron Kelvin.

Kelvin said: The building of physics has been completed, and all that is left is some minor repair work, but there are still two dark clouds in the sky...

Ma Shao serves as a physics teacher. To him, this is simply a passage engraved in DNA.

After the two small dark clouds that Kelvin looked down upon were removed, one hid quantum mechanics and the other hid the theory of relativity.

Later generations of Kelvin were deeply bound to the dark history of "Two Dark Clouds", but in fact he was one of the most outstanding scientists of this era.

Many scientists followed Kelvin's lead and wanted to remove dark clouds, but the result is that dark clouds are not that easy to find.

Although Kelvin's attitude toward these two dark clouds was somewhat contemptuous, he was also very discerning and keenly aware that there might be essential differences between the two and those minor repair problems.

Now, Kelvin is not the most outstanding scientist, but he is undoubtedly the most promising scientist. He is the youngest professor and director of the University of Glasgow.

The reason why Ma Shao wanted to find Kelvin was mainly because what he was going to publish next was one of Kelvin's important results in history.

Historically, Kelvin published this result in 1848, and it may have even been published.

Ma Shao is not sure.

So I wanted to come over and communicate with Kelvin. If possible, he would be willing to co-write a paper with Kelvin after Joule.

Glasgow is located in Scotland, hundreds of kilometers away from Manchester, and it takes almost a day by train.

After a day of turbulence, the horse post entered Scotland.

Although it has been incorporated into the United Kingdom for hundreds of years, it still looks very different from England. In fact, until the 21st century, there was still a gap between Scotland and England.

Many Scots do not consider themselves British, but they also have their own language, Gaelic.

Of course, there is no need to find a Gaelic translator. There are still many Scots who can speak English.

Arriving in Glasgow, it was already evening. Ma Shao and his entourage first found a hotel to rest before going to the University of Glasgow to visit Kelvin the next day.

However, facing Ma Shao, an Indian, the University of Glasgow did not let him in at all, and even caused a small commotion.

"How could a barbarian set foot on a Scottish campus?" The speaker seemed to be a teacher, and his voice was quite mean.

"How can a Scotsman speak the language of England?" the horse whistle replied.

As soon as these words came out, this person almost fainted.

"I——" the teacher burst into anger, but then stopped abruptly.

He realized that the horse whistle was twenty centimeters taller than him and was still very strong. Another reason was that he was still speaking in English.

Some people came to watch.

Ma Shao thought for a moment and reached out to get a letter: "I'm not here to fight. This is a letter from James Joule to Professor William Thomson."

"Indian, are you here to deliver a message? I can help you deliver it to Professor Thomson." Someone said.

"Mr. Joule asked me to deliver this letter to Professor Thomson with my own hands," Ma Shao said.

As the youngest professor and director of the University of Glasgow, Kelvin naturally has an unusual status. Joule is also well-known in the academic world, but no one is willing to make things difficult.

So everyone looked at each other, and finally someone waved and said: "Okay, come with me, and I will take you to see Professor Thomson."