[{"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-36":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},2269520,4430,"Chapter 36","technology-invades-the-modern-world-chapter-36",36,"\u003Cp>China’s information was not isolated, especially in Beijing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was far from as closed off as outsiders assumed—far from cut off from the latest scientific knowledge, forced to rely on secondhand reports filtered through the Soviet Union.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Manhattan Project had already been over a decade ago, closely tied to Japan’s surrender; China could not possibly have been unaware.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing the words “atomic bomb” and “Manhattan Project,” the middle-aged man immediately grasped its potential: could it aid the ongoing Project 596?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Qian Xuesen’s DF series of ICBMs were vital, Project 596 remained China’s most critical endeavor at present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could barely contain his inner excitement; he understood perfectly what it meant for China to possess an atomic bomb under its current circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least for now, if China had an atomic bomb, it would gain significant leverage in border negotiations with the Soviet Union.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of being as passive as it was now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, if my judgment is correct, it is the Monte Carlo method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Lin concealed it within the application of high-dimensional integrals.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Xuesen paced back and forth in the large room, smoking furiously, his excitement impossible to hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At present, China could learn from academic journals that such a method existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one hand, the specifics were unknown; on the other, even if you knew how others used the algorithm, you lacked the computer to implement it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap in basic hardware was too vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So no one had previously felt motivated to figure out what it truly was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The improved Monte Carlo method, however, was like timely rain for China at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look, its scope of application is too broad—it can assist the entire nuclear bomb development process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The core challenge of the atomic bomb lies in determining the critical mass of nuclear material: the minimum quantities of uranium-235 or plutonium-239, and how neutrons diffuse, reflect, and trigger a chain reaction within fissile material.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, we could only rely on the Boltzmann equation and repeated experimental trial-and-error—costly and extremely time-consuming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, we can first simulate high-probability neutron paths using simplified geometric models.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look, Professor Lin here introduces the concept of pseudorandom numbers to reduce the total computational load.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, I worked alongside von Neumann, saw the random number generator he built; how could I not have thought to use pseudorandom numbers to simulate neutron reflection frequencies across different reflector layers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now I finally understand why the Soviet Union’s atomic bomb detonation was accelerated by four full years—they must have known the complete Monte Carlo algorithm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man stared in stunned silence. Could this method really be that powerful? Could it save four years?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director Qian, you mean if we master the Monte Carlo method, we too can save four years?” The man’s voice trembled; then he thought: “No—we must intensify our efforts to persuade him to return! Such a top-tier talent abroad is a grave loss for us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Xuesen did not answer him, but continued with the previous point:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know how much time we can save, but we can drastically reduce the number of nuclear material explosion experiments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By constructing a Monte Carlo model and introducing a pseudorandom number generator to cut computational load.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We can sample neutron lifetime, collision probability, and spatial distribution multiple times to rapidly estimate critical thresholds under different material configurations—enough to reduce what once required dozens of trials to just a handful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This method must be organized and systematized by mathematics experts, and the results must be fed back to Project 596 immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single minute can be wasted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are 37 cases here; we must rally all experts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Monte Carlo method can be applied not only to the atomic bomb but also to the development of the DF-1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, it’s primarily used to introduce error modeling to optimize the missile’s redundant structure and warhead design, improving guidance accuracy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, our target accuracy was within three kilometers; everyone knew this was terrible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since we based it on the Soviet P-2, it was less a design than a training exercise—imitating their approach to build our team. The DF-1 we produced still differed greatly from practical requirements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with the Monte Carlo method for structural adjustments, just this one method alone, I’m confident we can reduce accuracy to within one kilometer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t wrong—the DF-1 had no follow-up after its successful test flight, because the missile inherently had flaws; China developed it mainly to train personnel, and only with the DF-2 did large-scale deployment begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man exhaled deeply—he alone knew how immense their pressure was. “Then it seems the Soviet threat is crumbling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Qian, with this new method, when can the improved DF-1 be test-fired at the earliest?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original decision to formally deploy the DF-2 had been made two months later, but by then China already knew the Soviets had unilaterally torn up the expert cooperation agreement—1,390 experts would gradually withdraw entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Six months. At most six months. By then, we will complete a test flight of a combat-ready DF-1!” Qian Xuesen understood the situation well—he had seen many reports and knew exactly what they faced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, even if we don’t get the steamed bun, we’ll fight for the dignity—so what if we have no Soviet experts? So what if they’re hiding something? We’ll still build a missile better than the P-2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He interrupted: “But I have a feeling Professor Lin has given us another surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when Xiao Zhang brings back my notebook can I confirm what it is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, I have a hunch—when I plug my data into this formula, it will yield the result I need.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Xuesen had reached the blackboard. Twelve blackboards, arranged in a 4x3 grid, covered an entire wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used overhead pulleys to raise or lower the boards, bringing the content he wanted into view at the bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clatter of pulleys scraping along rails echoed sharply through the late-night Science Committee building, yet no one found it jarring—they all hoped Qian Xuesen would find something in these dense equations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director, I’ve brought it!” Zhang Kewen arrived breathless at the Science Committee building, not daring to waste a single minute—driven all the way, then sprinting the final stretch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Xuesen lunged forward, snatched the notebook from Zhang’s hands, flipped through it rapidly, and found the page he needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he stood before the blackboard he had just pulled to the bottom, staring intently, frowning tightly, his hand frantically calculating on the notebook:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! This is it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as I suspected—Professor Lin’s system of linear equations indeed contains this layer of information!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1106,"2026-06-19T21:37:46.551Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","513d6ecce605f3d6e4d95f041ef9bf7546acc1a16299ecb751f8eb59858c0dde","technology-invades-the-modern-world-chapter-37","technology-invades-the-modern-world-chapter-35",162,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftechnology-invades-the-modern-world-cover.jpg"]