The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 641 Scientists (3)

Eisenstein was born on April 1823, 4.And it was such a young man who was only 16 years old who successfully shocked the entire European mathematics community into silence in Franz's "Science" magazine.

He used a total of 25 articles to discuss quadratic and cubic forms, the reciprocal theorem of quadratic residues, the fundamental theorem of biquadratic residues, and notes on elliptic and Abelian functions.

In particular, he proved the reciprocity theorem of biquadratic characteristics and the law of three inversions, and found that the simplest quadratic covariate of the bivariate cubic equation is its Hesse determinant, which directly refuted the entire European mathematics community.

However, although Eisenstein's discovery is great, the Royal Society of Vienna has some difficulties.Because this guy's composition is too questionable, Jewish, Protestant, and from Prussia.

He almost stacked up all the buffs that the Austrian Empire hated, but Franz felt that it didn't matter. Great scientific discoveries should not be buried by political factors.

And the inclusion of Eisenstein as the winner of the "Science" Mathematics Prize will undoubtedly cause huge controversy, and this controversy will have a huge communication effect.

It was much better publicized than the million florin prize established by Franz.

It can not only reflect the fairness, openness, and impartiality of the "Science" magazine awards, but also promote the academic environment of the Austrian Empire. After all, the Austrian Empire has always been synonymous with autocracy and backwardness.

This kind of reputation usually does not bring direct advantages or disadvantages, but it will subtly change the perception of the country's citizens, and even neutral and hostile forces.

At the same time, it is also a kind of reverse incentive to Austria's domestic academic circles. Although the technology is still in its infancy, many people have already had the outrageous idea that "Austria's science and technology is the world's number one".

Franz still felt that it would be better for these people to wake up, after all, complacency and superciliousness were not to be desired.Franz believes that science and technology are the primary productive forces, not exploited by capital.

Although at this time Franz was the largest capitalist and landlord in the Austrian Empire, and even in the entire German region, he might also be a bureaucrat and spokesman for imperial power in the future.

In addition, the so-called "Million Prize" is just a gimmick. In fact, there are multiple awards with a total prize money of 100 million florins.

But this kind of word game is still very easy to use, after all, it is still a sharp weapon for eyeballs even today.

Even 600 florins are very attractive to those university professors. Historically, the annual salary of professors at the University of Vienna in Austria usually did not exceed 1000 florins, and the annual salary of some well-known professors was only [-] florins. .

It would take 166 years for an ordinary professor to earn [-] florins even without eating or drinking.

In fact, the annual salary of French professors during the same period was similar, usually between 1000 and 2000 francs (the exchange ratio in the book is used here, 1 florin = 2 francs.)
In contrast, the treatment of professors in Prussia and the United States is much better. The annual salary of the former is usually between 800 and 1200 thalers (the exchange ratio in the book is used here, 1 thaler = 1.5 florins.)
In theory, the latter can reach an annual salary of 600-2000 US dollars (1200-4000 florins), but there may be some deductions or arrears of wages, and the actual income will be lower than expected.

The best salary for professors in this era is in the UK, usually between 300-1000 pounds (3000-10000 florins), and well-known professors from some prestigious schools will even break through this limit.

But even for a well-known British professor, a bonus of [-] florins is still very attractive.

By the way, the worst paid in this era are the professors in the Apennines, whose income is only slightly higher than that of skilled workers.

The top professor of physics in the Kingdom of Sardinia only has an annual salary of 500 florins, while the most famous expert in water conservancy and architecture in the Papal State only has an annual salary of 300 florins.

The professors in the Kingdom of Two Sicilies even had to do part-time farm work and handicrafts to support their families. However, the situation in the Kingdom of Two Sicilies was similar to that in Austria. Many professors themselves were rich and did not live on salary.

As for Russia, it is similar to France and Austria, except that the income may be relatively small, but the social status is far lower than that of their counterparts in Austria and France. This is mainly because they met a martial emperor.

Etienne Lenoir, inventor of the first practical internal combustion engine.

In fact, he had many inventions besides the internal combustion engine, but these were often semi-finished products, which eventually led to the great inventor starving to death on the street.

Etienne Lenoir was a Belgian in history, but due to a Luxembourg crisis, the province of West Luxembourg where he lived had been assigned to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, so he became a German at this time.

This old man's experience can be described as extremely unlucky. His parents are both honest craftsmen in the urban-rural fringe of a small town.

But Etienne Lenoir was unwilling to be a "sewing machine" all his life, so he left without saying goodbye at the age of 16 and went to Paris, the capital of the world at that time.

However, it would be strange for an underage country boy with no money, no education, no experience, and no connections to make a name for himself in Paris.

At that time, Etienne Lenoir, who claimed that he would "not come back if he didn't mix well", could only start as a "bus boy", but he was not allowed to learn any skills even after four years.

"Bus boy" refers to the lowest-level porter, not even an apprentice, a very despised job, usually performed by those "black households".

In 1842, Etienne Lenoir responded to the call of King Leopold I of Belgium and wanted to make contributions on the battlefield.

It's just that he was captured by the passing German coalition forces before he reached the Liege Fortress, so the latter entered a Prussian prisoner-of-war camp.

Then the French came and the Prussians fled in a hurry, and Étienne Lenoir and other prisoners were released from the camp.

I thought they were finally saved this time, but they were forcibly conscripted into the army by the French General Jean Durde, who said he would take them to Moscow.

However, due to the return of Albrecht's army, the French army soon fell into a disadvantage under the harassment of its vanguard. In the end, Jean Dourde decided to put all his eggs in one basket and toughen the main force of the German coalition led by Albrecht.

As a result, Étienne Lenoir became a prisoner of war again. He felt that he had not mixed well, so he did not intend to go home and claimed to be French.

As a result, he was almost killed by Luxembourgers and residents of the Principality of Liege on the road during the "bloody return". Fortunately, his father, who had joined the German Confederate Army, recognized him and saved him from being beaten to death.

Etienne Lenoir returned to the town where he was born, thinking of continuing the family handicraft industry.

However, as one of the richest principalities in the entire German Confederation, Luxembourg has always attached great importance to education.

So Etienne Lenoir returned to school from the handicraft workshop. After completing all his studies in three years, he was recommended by the Luxembourg government with excellent grades to enter the University of Vienna to study chemistry.

Franz naturally knew his name, so he used a little trick to get him into the School of Mechanical Engineering.

Etienne Lenoir can only express his fate, after all, he has experienced too many helpless facts in the short 20 years.

(End of this chapter)