1840Indian rebirth

There is no need to say much about Maxwell's reputation. In the history of physics, the number of physicists with greater achievements than him can be counted on half a hand. As a physics student in later generations, Ma Shao can't help but respect this great god.

Later generations have said that there are "four mythical beasts of physics", namely Zeno's tortoise, Laplace's beast, Maxwell's demon, and Schrödinger's cat.

The "magical creature" described in this letter is the famous Maxwell's Demon, which was also proposed by Maxwell in the original history, but much later - in Maxwell, the scientific giant, the historical changes caused by the horse whistle are obvious

It has already been reflected.

Nowadays, Maxwell is just a teenager, and Ma Shao was somewhat surprised when he proposed this idea, even though the description was quite rough.

Maxwell's demon has troubled physicists for many years. It was not until the birth of information theory that it was truly conquered.

Prior to this, physicists' best answer to this question was probably the sentence summed up by Carl Eckardt: "Thinking creates entropy."

So Mashao wrote a reply to the young Maxwell with this sentence as the title.

"Thinking creates entropy..." Kelvin couldn't help but ponder for a while when he saw this sentence and fell into thinking.

After Mashao finished writing the letter, he suddenly said: "Maybe I can publish this letter in a magazine."

"As a result, this young man may receive too much attention." Kelvin said.

Ma Shao: "It's not necessarily a bad thing that geniuses receive more attention. Thomson, didn't you become famous at a young age?"

"You seem to admire him particularly?" Kelvin asked.

"I have a feeling that this Maxwell will achieve extraordinary achievements." Ma Shao said mysteriously.

He just wants Maxwell to become famous at a young age, get earlier and more attention, and then get more resources.

This may be a double-edged sword for Maxwell. He may develop more fully as a result, or he may get lost in the glory that comes too easily and eventually disappear from everyone.

But in Ma Shao's view, the physical process of this world has been accelerated and distorted by him, and it will be even more so in the future. A conventional version of Maxwell is dispensable. In this case, there is no harm in trying to create an unconventional version of Maxwell.

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In fact, he wanted to take Maxwell as a student and train him personally.

It's just that conditions don't allow it. He can't stay in Europe forever and will return to North America some time later. Even if Maxwell is willing to go to North America with him, he may not be willing to live in the world of Indians.

Furthermore, it is impossible for him to teach Maxwell everything he has now, as he still has to slowly publish papers on so many important scientific achievements.

Maybe there will be a chance in the future.

This open letter titled "Thinking Produces Entropy" was published quickly. Because it did not have a single formula and the content was as popular and interesting as possible, it also gained favor from the public.

To the general public, the incredible Mr. Indian rarely publishes an article that can still be understood after connecting all the words, so naturally he cannot let it go.

For a time, "Thinking Produces Entropy" became a popular reading among the public.

Thanks to the popularity of this open letter, Maxwell, an originally unknown boy, quickly became a household name in the UK.

Now everyone knows that there is such a talented young man at the University of Edinburgh. Not only is he extremely talented, diligent and eager to learn, he entered the university early, but he also received a public reply and strong praise from the amazing Indian scientists.

If this were placed in China in later generations, it would be regarded as a model, reported by the central media, and then selected as a popular positive material for college entrance examination essays.

Maxwell was a very low-key and humble man, and his public reputation has never been high. Therefore, it can even be said that Ma Shao's move directly raised Maxwell's public reputation to a level that is no less than that of later generations.

Let's take a look at what kind of life trajectory this talented young man who has come into the spotlight will take.

Compared with the public, the scientific community's reaction to "Thinking Generates Entropy" was much calmer. After all, this easy-to-understand open letter seemed to just illustrate a basic fact: thinking also involves thermodynamic processes-what's the surprise?

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No one realizes what’s hidden behind Maxwell’s Demon yet…

Of course, there is another reason - Ma Shao's book is finally published.

"Thermodynamics", which systematically expounded the preliminary results of thermodynamics, attracted the attention of all physicists as soon as it came out. Within a few days, all British physicists had a copy in their hands.

Not to be outdone, European scientists rushed to buy it. As a result, "Thermodynamics" spread rapidly in the Western scientific community, and the branch of physics with the same name was officially presented to the world.

The waves "Thermodynamics" caused in the academic world are already quite amazing, but compared with "Guns, Germs and Steel", they still pale into insignificance.

After all, things like physics, experimental data, and logical reasoning are right in front of you. You have to recognize them whether you recognize them or not.

But "Guns, Germs and Steel" is different. This book is like history but not history, like living things but not living things. It is still very trendy even after more than a hundred years, let alone in 1848.

More importantly, when Ma Shao stated his point of view, he almost did not list any evidence - many of the evidence were professional research results of the next century, which he could not show and could not remember at all.

Basically, he said this: Although there is no clear evidence yet, it is not difficult to understand such a truth blabla...

That's fine if it's a common point of view, but among the core points of view in "Guns, Germs and Steel", in this era, which one is not earth-shattering?

Mashao's writing has been very restrained, and it has been deleted and watered down seriously. Half of the content is advertising for Apache, but this book still inevitably caused an uproar and was extremely controversial.

For example, in the article, he euphemistically expressed the view that "the IQ of Indians is no lower than that of white people", which caused some white racists to yell at him - you Indian barbarians really don't know the heights of heaven and earth!

You know, the original point of view is that "Indians may have higher IQs than white people", and it is stated clearly, without any euphemism.

If an Indian dared to say such words in a white country of this era, he might be beaten to death while walking on the road.

So Mashao didn't say that, but just said, "The IQ of Indians is no lower than that of white people."

He felt that saying this was already very humble, but he didn't expect that he would still attract a lot of insults.

Of course, at least in academia, such offensive remarks are still in the minority, and most controversies arise around his views and way of thinking.

For example, the difference in the axes of Eurasia and the American continent has led to great differences in the agricultural development of the two regions. Since latitude differences can lead to completely opposite climate differences, it is much more difficult for crops to spread across latitudes than across longitudes.

Therefore, the east-west Eurasian continent quickly developed mature agriculture, while the north-south American continent did not, which in turn led to a series of subsequent differences in civilization.

This unprecedented viewpoint and strong historical materialism have had a huge impact on the academic world.

Ma Shao originally thought that after the book was published, he would feel more relaxed, but he did not expect that it would be even worse. Scholars in the fields of biology, history and other fields came to him every day, some in newspapers and magazines, and some directly visiting him in person.

"I can't stand it anymore, I'm going to Lincoln." Mashao threw away the line letter in his hand and decided to end the endless debate with silence.

Kelvin said with a smile: "I plan to go with you."

"Why?"

"Let's talk about your book. I just finished it recently," Kelvin said.

"You mean..."Thermodynamics"?"

"No, it's another book. The building of thermodynamics you built is already quite perfect. There's nothing to argue about." Kelvin picked up "Guns, Germs and Steel" on the bookshelf. "I wasn't very interested in it originally.

, now I finally understand why it is so controversial.”

Horse whistle: "..."

"Great Chief, someone comes to visit you again." An Apache warrior came in and said, "He said he had conducted a global expedition..."

"No." Ma Shao waved his hand subconsciously, and then seemed to think of something, "What did you say, a global expedition?"

"Yes."

"What's his name?" Kelvin said in rudimentary Apache. He had learned a little bit of Apache from time to time around the horse whistle, and could show it off from time to time, although most Apaches thought he might as well speak English.

"He said his name was Charles Robert Darwin."