Chapter 157 Type 0.72 Civilization

In the next two days, under the leadership of Song Nanfeng, Wu Bin saw a lot of domestic cutting-edge technologies, especially quantum communication, which particularly interested him.

During lunch, Song Nanfeng sat down and looked at Wu Bin and asked, "You seem to be quite interested in optics?"

"Yeah." Wu Bin nodded, "Because I think if a breakthrough is made on the speed of light, it will be a major leap for the entire physics."

After hearing this, Song Nanfeng paused with the chopsticks holding the vegetables in his hands, looked at Wu Bin and said, "Hey, your goal is set far enough. Do you want to be the godfather of physics?"

"Don't dare, don't dare." Wu Bin shook his head: "It's just that I became very interested in studying light after I learned that the ether reference system that Michelson guessed after measuring the speed of light directly led to the birth of Einstein's theory of relativity."

"Well, keep thinking about it, you will be the next Nobel Prize winner." Song Nanfeng's words were not meant to be ridiculing at all. After all, in academic matters, I am not afraid that you don't understand it, but I am afraid that you don't dare to think about it.

For example, the reward mechanism of the Nobel Prize is particularly biased towards those who dare to think.

If modern known science is a tomato, then what almost all scientists are studying is how to fry this tomato to make it more delicious, but if at this time someone suddenly stands up and announces it to everyone.

“In fact, you can eat eggs too!”

And tried to make a fried egg that looked like charcoal.

Then don't think about it, the Nobel Prize will definitely go to that black charcoal-like poached egg, even if the competitor is one who can fry tomatoes until they glow.

"Well, if the vehicle can travel faster than the speed of light, mankind will be able to open up a whole new situation. It's interesting to think about it."

"You are really thinking about your universe... Oh no, your sea of ​​stars, right?"

After listening, Wu Bin nodded seriously and said: "To be honest, I have always felt that the technological competition between countries is too small. The stars and the sea should be the unified goal of mankind."

"Hahahaha, yes, yes, there is depth, there is depth." Song Nanfeng laughed a few times, and then said: "In 1964, the astronomer of the former Soviet Union Nikolai Semyonovich Kadashe In fact, I have set a scale for the level of civilization and technology, which are Type I, II, and III civilizations."

"Type I civilization is able to mobilize energy equivalent to the output power of the entire earth for communication. Now we can learn about most events that occur on the earth within a day, and can leave the earth and make lightning visits to the moon. It’s considered a type 0.72 civilization.”

"Wow... is it so harsh?" Wu Bin couldn't help complaining.

Ignoring Wu Bin's complaints, Song Nanfeng continued: "Type II civilization is able to use the energy of the entire star, that is, the sun, to communicate outwards. For example, the Dyson Sphere is an idea that allows human civilization to advance upwards."

"The last thing is Type III civilization, which can use the energy of the entire galaxy to send messages outward."

After finishing speaking, Song Nanfeng took a sip of soup and said: "From a civilizational perspective, technological competition between countries is indeed very small. In fact, I often thought about it when I was young, or occasionally think about it now, What kind of situation would we face if aliens came to visit the earth?"

"Anyway, it's hard for me to imagine that they would communicate friendly with us..."

Currently, the Earth-like planet [Earth-like Centauri] discovered by humans is 4.37 light-years away from us. How far is this distance? That is, even if we take a rocket to get there, it will take 165,000 years.

Therefore, if there is an alien civilization that has not been discovered by humans and comes to the earth through interstellar navigation, its technological capabilities are simply beyond the imagination of humans.

It's like the most brave and capable cavalry unit in ancient times being surrounded by tanks. No matter how you show off your riding skills or marksmanship, it can still be solved with one shot.

Absolute crushing!

"It's true that the more you learn, the less you know." Wu Bin ate a piece of braised pork to calm down his shock.

"That's why science is so interesting, isn't it?" Song Nanfeng said with a smile.

"That's right~" Wu Bin grinned and continued eating.

In the afternoon, Gu Ningshan contacted Wu Bin and came over, saying that she wanted to use his "body" to catch a few more cats.

"I don't want your help to be in vain. I'll give you a few books on special relativity tonight, all of which I think are worth reading."

After hearing this, Wu Bin immediately chose to agree. Both of them are things he likes, so why not do it!

After accompanying Gu Ningshan around the campus all afternoon, the two of them were not just looking for cats. During the chat, Gu Ningshan learned interesting news about the competition from Wu Bin, and Wu Bin learned about the junior class he was most curious about from Gu Ningshan.

It turns out that the concept of junior classes had already appeared in the early 1980s and was very popular. At that time, almost all the top students set up their own junior classes on a trial basis.

However, due to the incident of some "prodigies" being expelled from school at that time, the media continued to demonize the youth class, saying that it was destructive. Later, these news were described in even more exaggerated ways by some newspapers.

How come someone can read but can't even tie shoelaces? Who has low emotional intelligence and is easily eliminated by society, etc...

Ordinary people also expressed their condemnation after watching it and joined the ranks of condemning the Youth Class.

This has led to the suspension of juvenile classes in many universities. Of course, poor management and failure to find teaching rules are also factors.

Until now, only HKUST and Daxing Jiaotong University still have junior classes, and they have all changed from classes to departments, which means that they are completely on the right track and have cultivated a large number of talents.

Professor Song Nanfeng also said yesterday, "Since there are precocious people in the world, there should be corresponding education mechanisms, otherwise it will be a huge waste of talents."

As for the content of the classes, there is no difference between the junior class and other departments. Freshmen all choose majors that interest them, but the competition in the class is probably a little stronger than in other departments. After all, there are so many little monsters.

By summarizing Gu Ningshan's narration, Wu Bin could almost imagine the scene of the youth class. A fourteen-year-old boy who had just joined the class was warmly welcomed by several 15- and 6-year-old brothers and sisters, and he quickly integrated into the class. We are excited to discuss everything from Dyson spheres to chess and mine clearance algorithms to electromagnetic railguns, etc. It’s a great time!

"Huh~ I really saw quite a few cats that I haven't seen before today." Gu Ningshan sighed as she petted an orange cat at Wu Bin's feet. Her eyes looking at Wu Bin were full of envy. This guy's attraction to cats was so fast. Catch up with gravity.

"Meow~" After teasing the orange cat for a while, Gu Ningshan stood up and said to Wu Bin with satisfaction after confirming that there was nothing wrong with its body.

"Okay, you go to the Dongyuan cafeteria and wait for me. I'll go back to the dormitory and get the books for you."