Chapter 573 Franz’s pastime (Part 1)

Chapter 573 Franz’s pastime (Part 1)

Since he wanted to start a magazine, Franz decided to rush to register names such as Nature, Science, The Lancet, Time, Fortune, and Playboy.

It feels that if it has an advantage, it should make good use of it. Anyway, instant messaging in this era is very difficult, so it simply focuses on high-quality products, color printing weekly, monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual magazines to seize the high-end market.

Franz knows very well that it is not the newspapers that have real international influence, but these journals and magazines. They will be the embodiment of a country's soft power in the future. These things will directly affect the elites of other countries, and their influence will be It will be immeasurably large.

Of course, after publishing so many journals at once, Franz was still a little overwhelmed. This was not a matter of money, but that not all Austrian scientists were good at writing papers, and there were many practitioners among them.

However, publishing an article cannot be forced, and Franz will still respect scientists’ own ideas. As for the release language being only German, this matter is not negotiable.

This is not to win over the Germans, but to establish the official language of Austria. Otherwise, if there are eight languages ​​in one book, no one except linguists will be able to understand it.

At the same time, this is also to attract top talents from various countries to learn German. After all, translators do not necessarily have professional knowledge, and a few minor ambiguities may lead to a disaster. Therefore, those people have to learn German in order to further their studies. This also improves their international influence. a way.

Of course, this is just a preparation for harvesting. Once authority is achieved, it will be like a high mountain or a hollow valley. The world is surrounded by clouds and mist without intending to be there. It is also like a black hole that gathers without intending but absorbs all things. This is The so-called academic hegemony.

However, at home, Franz will continue to oppose the emergence of academic circles, and at the same time encourage scholars to challenge authority and the impossible.

Avogadro's research results were published in the first editions of Nature and Science. Although these theories have become common knowledge in Austria, they are still an unaccepted view in the world.

Among them, the strongest opposition was from the British. Because Dalton, the father of modern chemistry (the absolute authority among scientists at the time), opposed Avogadro, and the former had just passed away in July 1844, the British felt that this was even more important. It is an insult to the deceased.

Scientists from the Royal Society of Science even jointly stated that they would never accept Avogadro's theory, but Franz only regarded these people as farts.

The reaction of the French was equally fierce. They did not recognize Avogadro's theory for the same reason as the British, because the authorities did not agree with it, and Austrian journals were obviously not authoritative.

Reaction in Germany was mixed, but some echoed the sentiment after traveling to Vienna to participate in the debate.

However, Avogadro's theory has indeed promoted the progress of molecular physics and molecular chemistry, which is specifically reflected in materials, medicine, biology, energy, catering, military... almost all industries will be affected, which is a real big step. .

It's just that under the catalysis of Franz, the time for its recognition was advanced twenty years, which can save a lot of detours.

Historically, Liebig's theories laid the foundation for the chemical fertilizer industry, but it was the British who took the lead in making breakthroughs in the field of chemical fertilizers.

In 1841, British Rolls invented superphosphate, which was obtained by processing natural calcium phosphate. In 1842, Britain established the world's first fertilizer factory. In 1854, Britain first produced phosphate fertilizer.

However, with Franz's strong support at this time, Austria's fertilizer industry was much stronger than in history, but the quality and production efficiency did not have obvious advantages compared with the United Kingdom.

Franz considered making nitrogen fertilizer, which would first require separating nitrogen from the air. This was the ultimate solution in history and was much more reasonable and cost-effective than other methods.

But now there is a problem. The boiling point of oxygen (the temperature at which a liquid boils into a gas) is -183°C, while the boiling point of nitrogen is -196°C. To separate nitrogen, a temperature of at least -183°C is required.

However, Franz found all the ways to create low temperatures at that time, and -120°C was the limit. This gap is a bit big compared to -183℃, so he can only give up temporarily.

However, a huge bounty was still offered for this. Natler, a little-known doctor, created the earliest device that could separate nitrogen. However, it was impossible to do this based on the understanding of people at the time.

In fact, Franz also had misunderstandings about the method of nitrogen separation. After all, he only knew some parameters, and then he took it for granted that this was the only way.

The high-pressure gas compressor manufactured by Natler easily exceeded the number that previous people thought was impossible to break through, reaching 250atm (normal pressure). Just when everyone thought it was incredible, this person created an ultra-high pressure of 3 Gas compressor.

This record was not broken until the end of the 19th century, but he failed to separate nitrogen from the air, so the Vienna scientific community proposed the concept of "eternal gas".

They believed that part of the air would never be liquefied. Franz knew they were wrong, but he couldn't find a way to refute it for a while.

However, he paid a large sum of money to acquire Dr. Nuttlell's invention for continued research within the Royal Society of Sciences on how to separate nitrogen.

Franz's behavior is still an act of charity in the eyes of others. After all, the ultra-high-power compressor does not seem to have any obvious value.

However, it greatly promotes the research on the power of chemistry and physics, and can also resurrect a unique military unit of the Austrian Empire.

In fact, Franz's investment in science and technology seemed more like charity or entertainment sponsorship in the eyes of the nobles at the time.

But Franz did not choose to sponsor artists, but craftsmen, scholars and scientists. In fact, at first some people were dismissive of the awards and positions established by Franz, showing the ancient style of starving to death without eating the food they brought. After all, those who engage in experimental science are usually rich people.

But when they knew the specific amount of the bonus, they all became eager to get it, and even wished that the Grand Duke would look at them more.

However, Franz rarely appeared in public, and even if he did appear, he would be followed by a large number of guards, so it was unrealistic to directly find the Grand Duke himself.

But Franz would not refuse scientific progress. Although he could not see the new inventions one by one, the Royal Society of Science was here, and now there were two major journals, "Nature" and "Science", plus irregular Campus seminars and community-wide invention bounties.

The talented people in the Austrian Empire will not feel aggrieved that their talents are not recognized. After all, no one except Franz himself can cover the sky with one hand, so these people do not have to fear being banned for offending authority.

Franz will try to treat every inventor and patentee fairly, but the specific rewards must still be calculated based on previous commitments and the possible future impact on the Austrian Empire.