Chapter 29: Preparations Before Visiting Xiangjiang

"I am very happy working at the Redstone Arsenal and will not consider it for the time being." Haynes declined politely.

At the same time, he complained in his heart that the dog rich man is too rich, worthy of being the Morgan family.

He usually comes to Huntsville to eat, and eats simple food like burgers and milkshakes in places like Gibbs Barbecue or Carter Restaurant.

Even if he eats with colleagues, he at most goes to places like the Green Rose Restaurant to eat barbecue and fried chicken.

Like the Russell Erskine Hotel, if he spends his own money, he won't come once a year, unless Arthur Rudolph treats him.

The starting annual salary of a GS-9 level engineer at NASA is about 6,435 dollars a year, equivalent to 536 dollars a month, and a meal at the Russell Erskine Hotel can kill 30 dollars, and the business meal that John Morgan asked the hotel to serve is even more expensive.

And the clothing brands mentioned by John Morgan just now are even more luxury among luxury goods.

Haynes only heard the name Savile Row, because JP Morgan likes to take a plane specifically to London to find Savile Row for custom suits.

He had never even heard of the other two names, Brooks Brothers and Chipp.

You know, Haynes's family is also considered middle class in America.

The gap between the middle class and the old aristocrats is just so big.

"Okay, it's a pity that talent like you can't work for General Electric.

Originally, I thought that if you worked with Randolph, you would become a classic partner like Wernher von Braun and Ernst Stuhlinger," John Morgan said.

The two he mentioned were both scientists found by America from Germany through Operation Paperclip. They worked together at the Redstone Arsenal in the 1950s, focusing on rocket technology development.

Among them, von Braun was responsible for overall design and leadership, while Stuhlinger provided support in propulsion systems and electric propulsion concepts.

Their cooperation led to the success of the Redstone rocket and launched America's first satellite, "Explorer 1," in 1958. Stuhlinger's theoretical work provided an important supplement to von Braun's practical rocket design.

Haynes was even more sour. What kind of dog rich man, he could actually dig Randolph Lin.

Before John Morgan came to consult him about Lin Ran's information and showed his intention to recruit Lin Ran, Haynes had already seen a lot of news about Lin Ran proving the Fermat Conjecture from the newspaper.

He originally thought John Morgan was whimsical. He had already made a name for himself in the mathematics community and was hailed as the Chinese Gauss, a figure who could become the next Pope of Mathematics. How could he run to General Electric to take office?

As a result, John Morgan really did it.

This made him sigh in his heart that in America, there is really nothing that money cannot do.

"Randolph? His talent in the aerospace field is much better than mine," Haynes sighed.

This is also the consensus of all engineers in General Electric's aerospace department who have dealt with Lin Ran: "This guy Randolph is too powerful. It is difficult to find a person more powerful than Randolph in aerospace theory."

It is precisely because of the endorsement of all engineer groups that John Morgan will trust Lin Ran more and more.

John Morgan knows very well that in the current environment, if you want these white engineers to be convinced from the heart of an ethnic Chinese, there is only one possibility: that the other party is really better than them, visibly better.

"But Randolph has too many things to do. He has to teach, do mathematical research, and he cannot put all his energy into General Electric's aerospace business.

I need someone who can help me specifically lead this work," John Morgan said. He came to dig Haynes, also because Lin Ran mentioned that Haynes was good.

Haynes now has to be balanced in his heart. It turns out to be a part-time job: "I will consider it again."

John Morgan changed the topic, "Haynes, I heard you describe what kind of person Randolph is before. Can you describe it to me in detail?"

"Before seeing Randolph, I could hardly imagine anyone who could break the boundary between professional and amateur.

As a GS-9 level engineer, I have been focusing on complex orbital calculations. My professional ability is definitely in the top 1% of the 4,000 engineers at the Redstone Arsenal.

However, the feeling Randolph gives me is that the gap between him and me is that my ability is only so much, and he only wants to do so much."

When Haynes mentioned the gap in the abilities of the two, he first raised a small cup to indicate that this was his ability, and then raised a large red wine glass to indicate that this was Randolph's ability.

"I have been doubting myself for a long time, until I saw the report about Randolph in the newspaper.

The other party is a genius who can prove the Fermat Conjecture at the age of 22. Isn't it normal for there to be a huge gap between us?"

John Morgan said too little about Lin Ran's daily life in 1960.

In addition to teaching, academic conferences, mathematical research, and giving lectures to General Electric's aerospace engineers, Lin Ran also has to take classes himself.

Professor Horkheimer prepared a lot of critical theory books for Lin Ran to read, and they communicated once a week.

In addition, there is the preparation work before going to Xiangjiang during the summer vacation.

In public information, Cultural Huaguo at this time will complete the test launch of DF-1 this year. DF-1 is designed based on Soviet Russia's R-2 missile, using a mixture of alcohol and liquid oxygen as a driving force. The range is only 550 kilometers, and the payload is only 500 kilograms, which is suitable for short-range tactical purposes.

"After DF-1 completes the test launch this year, it will be put into the cold palace. It is more like a practice work led by Qian Lao, preparing for the DF-2 and DF-3 that will be officially equipped later.

Later, DF-2 was developed in 66, and the range was increased to 1300 kilometers. Later, DF-3 was increased to 2800 kilometers.

These three missiles all have the problem of insufficient precision. Among them, if DF-1 is optimized from the trajectory, the range can be increased.

Essentially, what I need to do is to provide some mathematical calculation methods that Cultural Huaguo can use at present.

The current Cultural Huaguo lacks computers and can only rely on manual calculations. Whether it is trajectory optimization, propulsion system design, structural mechanics analysis, or navigation and guidance systems and aerodynamics, they must be based on the existing foundation.

In addition, I can't reveal too much at once. After all, I am still in Xiangjiang."

Finding suitable mathematical methods from the data, having to have camouflage, and having to make Qian Xuesen realize how to use this thing, Lin Ran feels that the task is arduous.

After entering June, before Lin Ran visited Xiangjiang, Xiangjiang media had already started to warm up in advance.

Because the Xiangjiang University mathematics department was already working on the enrollment work for the Lin Ran mathematics seminar for the whole society.

"Enrollment Notice for Dr. Lin Ran's Mathematics Seminar at Xiangjiang University" ===== CHAPTER 30 =====