[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-technology-invades-the-modern-world":3,"chapter-technology-invades-the-modern-world-technology-invades-the-modern-world-chapter-29":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Technology Invades the Modern World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2269513,4430,"Chapter 29","technology-invades-the-modern-world-chapter-29",29,"\u003Cp>“I’m very happy working at Red Stone Base, so I’m not considering it for now,” Haines declined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He mentally muttered: What a rich bastard—no wonder he’s from the Morgan family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He usually ate in Huntsville, at places like Gibbs BBQ or Carter’s Restaurant, grabbing simple meals like burgers and milkshakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when dining with colleagues, he’d barely go beyond places like the Green Rose Restaurant for barbecue and fried chicken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Places like the Russell Erskine Hotel—he’d never go there on his own, not even once a year, unless Arthur Rudolph treated him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>NASA’s GS-9 engineer started at roughly $6,435 a year, or $536 a month, while a single meal at the Russell Erskine Hotel could cost $30—business meals arranged by John Morgan were even pricier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clothing brands John Morgan had just mentioned were luxuries even among luxuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of those, Haines had only heard of Savile Row, and only because J.P. Morgan flew to London specifically to get custom suits made there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d never heard of the other two: Brooks Brothers and Chipp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haines’s family was middle-class by American standards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap between the middle class and old aristocracy was this vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, it’s a pity someone like you can’t work for General Electric.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I thought you and Randolph would become a classic duo like von Braun and Ernst Stuhlinger,” John Morgan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two he mentioned were scientists brought to America through Operation Paperclip; in the 1950s, they worked together at Red Stone Base, focusing on rocket technology development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Von Braun handled overall design and leadership, while Stuhlinger provided support in propulsion systems and electric propulsion concepts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their collaboration led to the success of the Redstone rocket and the 1958 launch of America’s first satellite, Explorer 1. Stuhlinger’s theoretical work critically complemented von Braun’s practical rocket designs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haines felt even more bitter—what a rich bastard, to have lured Randolph Lin away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, when John Morgan had come to consult him about Lin Ran and hinted at recruiting him, Haines had already seen countless newspaper reports about Lin Ran proving Fermat’s Conjecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d assumed John Morgan was delusional—someone who had already risen to fame in the math world, hailed as the Chinese Gauss, possibly the next Pope of Mathematics—how could he possibly join General Electric?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, John Morgan had actually done it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made him reflect: in America, there truly was nothing money couldn’t achieve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Randolph? His talent in aerospace far surpasses mine,” Haines sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also the consensus among all GE aerospace engineers who had worked with Lin Ran: “Randolph is just too good—it’s hard to find anyone better than him in aerospace theory.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because of this endorsement from the entire engineering community, John Morgan grew even more confident in Lin Ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John Morgan knew that in this environment, the only way to make these white engineers truly accept a Chinese person was if the man was undeniably and visibly superior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Randolph has too many responsibilities—he teaches, he does mathematical research; he can’t pour all his energy into GE’s aerospace projects.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need someone to directly lead this work,” John Morgan said. He had come to recruit Haines because Lin Ran had mentioned he was good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haines now felt more balanced—it was a part-time role: “I’ll think about it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John Morgan changed the subject: “Haines, you mentioned earlier what Randolph is like—could you describe him in more detail?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Before meeting Randolph, I couldn’t imagine anyone breaking the boundary between professional and amateur.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a GS-9 engineer, I focused solely on complex orbital calculations; my skills ranked among the top 1% of the 4,000 engineers at Red Stone Base.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But to me, Randolph’s difference wasn’t that he had more ability—it was that my ability was limited, while his was only choosing to use so much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When describing the gap in their abilities, Haines first held up a small cup to represent his own capacity, then raised a large wine glass to represent Randolph’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For a long time, I doubted myself—until I read the newspaper reports about Randolph.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s a genius who proved Fermat’s Conjecture at age twenty-two—how could it not be natural that there’s such a vast chasm between us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John Morgan had said far too little about Lin Ran’s daily life in 1960.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides teaching, attending academic conferences, doing mathematical research, and lecturing to GE’s aerospace engineers, Lin Ran himself also took classes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Horkheimer had given Lin Ran a pile of critical theory books to read, with a weekly discussion session.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was also the preparation work for his upcoming trip to Xiangjiang during the summer break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to public records, China would complete the DF-1’s test launch this year; the DF-1 was based on the Soviet R-2 missile, using a mixture of alcohol and liquid oxygen as fuel, with a range of only 550 kilometers and a payload of 500 kilograms—suitable only for short-range tactical use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After its test launch this year, the DF-1 will be shelved—it’s more like Qian Xuesen’s practice project, meant to prepare for the official deployment of the DF-2 and DF-3.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The DF-2 was quickly developed by 1966, increasing the range to 1,300 kilometers; the later DF-3 extended it further to 2,800 kilometers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three missiles suffered from insufficient accuracy; the DF-1’s range could be improved through trajectory optimization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fundamentally, I need to provide mathematical methods that China can use right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“China currently lacks computers and must rely on manual calculation—whether for trajectory optimization, propulsion system design, structural mechanics analysis, navigation and guidance systems, or aerodynamics—all must be built on existing foundations.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also, I can’t reveal too much at once—after all, we’re still in Xiangjiang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finding suitable mathematical methods from the data, making them appear innocuous, and ensuring Qian Xuesen understood how to use them—Lin Ran felt the task was daunting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As June arrived, before Lin Ran even arrived in Xiangjiang, the Xiangjiang media had already begun ramping up pre-promotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the Mathematics Department of Xiangjiang University had already begun public enrollment for Lin Ran’s mathematics seminar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Announcement: Enrollment for Dr. Lin Ran’s Seminar as Visiting Professor at Xiangjiang University”\u003C\u002Fp>",1011,"2026-06-19T21:37:46.551Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a79096c27d2f564df6c42b46c9529931d2390a8f6956cfe356d203a68192369e","technology-invades-the-modern-world-chapter-30","technology-invades-the-modern-world-chapter-28",162,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftechnology-invades-the-modern-world-cover.jpg"]