Rebirth in America

Not long after joining Seymour's R\u0026D team, Alex helped him solve many problems. These so-called difficult problems are simply not worth mentioning in future generations.

Sometimes people take things that are commonplace in their daily lives and take them for granted. However, an ordinary thing contains the wisdom of human development over thousands of years.

With Seymour Clay's knowledge, experience, and way of thinking, coupled with Alex's knowledge from later generations, many problems are no longer problems.

With the roadblocks out of the way, all that's left is some heavy-duty verification, testing, and debugging. For this kind of thing, Alex would avoid it if he could, and he didn't want to waste time on these things. He quickly left and left the finishing touches to others.

According to the work progress, the "Cray I" computer can be officially launched by the end of the year, which is already the fastest speed.

Now Alex has turned his attention to other aspects. He wants to build a communication satellite to prepare for ABC TV's satellite broadcast program. But he knows that satellites are not like supercomputers, which have great limitations on size and performance power. This requires someone to develop some special components, so as to ensure that the quality of the satellite is within a controllable range.

"I don't know what Shockley is doing now. I should find this guy to do it."

Among the people he knew, Shockley was one of the most suitable candidates. However, this guy is dreaming of gold mining, and he is not very sure that he can persuade Shockley to come and help. More importantly, many people are saying that Shockley will definitely win the Nobel Prize. Especially the young scientists around Shockley, they all think so.

When Shockley was nominated for the Nobel Prize, more people thought that he would have to win the prize. The invention of the transistor has changed the world in all aspects. The invention of the transistor is as significant to the electronics industry as the chemical industry discovered oil.

Once, in public, Moore said to Shockley: "Doctor, we all think you should be able to win this Nobel Prize in Physics!"

"Yes, we all think so. The Nobel Prize belongs to you." Everyone agreed.

This feeling was soon verified. In November 1956, a long-distance call came from Stockholm, and Dr. Shockley won the Nobel Prize in Physics.

News of Shockley's award quickly spread throughout the world, and people who knew him and didn't know him were excited about his achievement.

People working in Shockley's lab, in particular, were ecstatic, as if they too had received the award. Everyone gathered around the scientific giants and came to Palo Alto, held a celebration at the city's most solemn "Dina Chalet" restaurant, and celebrated their "navigator" with champagne.

Noyce, 29, respectfully toasted Dr. Shockley, the "elder" among the eight. After receiving his Ph.D. in solid state physics from MIT, he chose to work in a very small company because only in a small company could he be on his own, both as a scientist and as an entrepreneur, thus getting full training. .

Noyce can be regarded as the most determined "defender." The other seven young people’s experiences in coming to Silicon Valley were largely similar to Noyce’s.

During the celebration, people kept coming over to toast Dr. Shockley and congratulate him. People from all over the world sent him congratulatory telegrams, and many people who knew him called him directly.

Alex came to Silicon Valley in person. When he knew about the nomination, he was already prepared to come over and congratulate Dr. Shockley. After asking clearly where they were at this time, he and his bodyguards took a car to their destination. When entering the tavern, the bodyguards quietly blended into the celebrating crowd without disturbing anyone.

With a smile on his face, Alex came straight to the drunken Shockley: "Doctor! Congratulations on winning the Nobel Prize."

"Huh? You, you are Alex! Come on, come and have a drink with us!" Shockley looked at the blurry figure in front of him and quickly recognized who it was from the aura exuding from the other person.

Alex was 15 years old at this time. He had short dark blond hair and an angular face, making him look energetic. His clothing was very different from that of people of this era. In this cold weather, Alex was wearing a sweater that was so handsome.

Against the backdrop of this moss-green sweater, Alex's blue eyes are like sapphires set on emeralds, emitting a soul-stirring blue light. He stayed in Seymour's laboratory for several months, and then went to the beach to spend the summer, where he had fun for several months. Until now, he is still wrapped in the breath of the sea, which is intoxicating.

"Doctor, you know I don't drink. However, on a special day like today, I have to make an exception for you."

Picking up a glass of beer that was handed to him, Alex drank it to the end. He didn't drink because he didn't want to reveal some secrets when he was drunk, especially his origins. Recently, he found that there were some strange people around him, maybe they were fans of the Carpenter Brothers on the surface, maybe they were people with evil intentions.

All in all, it's good to be careful, and you can't make mistakes only to remedy them.

After drinking the glass of wine, Alex sat next to Dr. Shockley. He looked at the people celebrating the doctor. They were all young people, they looked to be in their twenties, and they were all full of energy.

"Alex, let me toast you." Moore held the wine glass, leaned over and said, "The Oscar committee did not award you the Best Director Award. That is their loss."

Alex refused to accept anyone who came. He smiled and said: "Thank you! I don't think it is a pity. After all, I am still young and have plenty of opportunities."

Dr. Shockley and others were extremely surprised when they heard the conversation between them.

"Alex, when did you win the award?"

These scientific researchers are all hermits in the mountains who do not eat the fireworks of the world, and have little understanding of current events happening outside. Moore also learned of Alex's recent situation by chance, otherwise he would be as ignorant about this matter as everyone else.

"I didn't win, I just got nominated." Alex didn't care about this matter, and he didn't feel it was a pity that he didn't get the award.

The topic was quickly changed by Alex. He said, "Doctor, how is your research going now?"

When asked about this matter, Shockley and his researchers immediately rambled on, using a lot of proper nouns. Another person would have been dizzy. Alex is no ordinary person. He still uses Seymour Clay's puppet, plus he copied Shockley's puppet before, and has also learned relevant knowledge. He could still understand these conversations.

They chatted for a while before slowly losing interest in the topic. Finally Alex concluded: "Are you saying it will take a while before these cheap transistors can actually be manufactured?"

"Yes, during the research process, we discovered a new method that can completely reduce manufacturing costs. As long as you master this method, you can just sit back and count the money." Shockley still said with interest. He was very excited about this project. Full of confidence.

Compared to the eight young scientists, their expressions were a little unnatural, and some even used alcohol to hide their expressions. Alex saw every move they made, and he knew it based on Shockley's character.

After the spiritual doll is copied, Alex can use the doll to understand the past, personality, way of thinking, and experience and knowledge of the copied person. Alex has observed Shockley from a God's perspective. Of course he knows what kind of person Shockley is.

It is obvious that Shockley is impeccable in scientific research, has first-class knowledge and rigorous research attitude.

To be honest, Alex was a little surprised by Shockley's sudden departure from Bell Labs. He believes that Shockley is more suitable to be a scientific researcher rather than an entrepreneur.

Although Shockley was ambitious, he knew nothing about management. He directed the laboratory's production in a mess and was completely unable to listen to the well-intentioned advice of others.

For this investment, Alex had no intention of making any money at all. He only paid for it because of the past's reputation. Since he doesn't value this, Alex will no longer dwell on this issue. He stated his purpose directly.

"Doctor, I am here this time to ask you to help me research a batch of small, lightweight, high-performance transistors. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net "

"What do you need this transistor for? To build a new computer?" Shockley asked.

"Yes, I heard that IBM has started a transistor research and development plan. If their computer can really be manufactured, it will definitely be the most advanced in the world." Moore also said from the side, he was most concerned about this news.

Immediately, Noyce also echoed: "Yes, they are very ambitious and want to overwhelm other companies. Alex, you have to be careful."

Alex nodded and said: "Their plan is indeed very powerful, but we are not bad either. We already have a plan to deal with IBM's 360 computer. However, I am not here this time for computer matters. Look at this Just a few documents and you’ll know.”

He stopped explaining in depth and signaled to the bodyguards to hand over the documents. One of the bodyguards took out the documents in triplicate from the briefcase and handed them to the people present.

Shockley just read a few words and immediately stood up in shock and said, "This is not the place to talk about work. Let's go back to the laboratory to talk about it."

The others also woke up from their drunken state and nodded seriously. Only people in the industry know the importance of this document. When they read the first few sentences, they know that this document should be very confidential.

Alex was secretly amused. This document was actually nothing profound. It just described some ideas and needs for the earth satellite. For him, the things that really need to be kept secret are still in his head. No one can steal it.