Super God-Level Top Student

In fact, if we really get down to it, many of the technologies we have are simple imitations modeled after careful observation of nature, and biomimetics has numerous examples.

For instance, the first airplane flew because the flight of birds inspired the idea of flying in humans.

From the records of experiments at the time, one could infer that the Wright Brothers probably never even considered drawing inspiration from Bernoulli's principle, which later guided the design of aircraft.

What they relied on was probably the courage to wonder why, if birds could fly, couldn't they?

Similarly, the earliest ships were simply crude rafts, and the people of the time were hardly able to calculate the specific displacement and load capacity of a ship accurately using Archimedes' principle; they relied purely on experience.

Solar energy technology, on the other hand, was inspired by the process through which plants convert sunlight into energy via photosynthesis.

Of course, there are deeper layers of technology, such as the now prevalent digital technology, which is based on the fundamental principles of mathematics and physics, not direct mimicry of phenomena in nature.

The contrast between the two is that the latter is obviously more reliable.

Because planes can indeed fall from the sky, and ships may sink halfway due to a leak.

Though the chances are low, they add up to a significant number.

If humanity masters gravitational manipulation as Qiao Ze and Roth Dugan said, it would mean an increase in the safety of transportation tools such as aviation and maritime vessels, and more importantly, it would mean the end of the need to consume large amounts of fossil fuels for power.

In the future, humans wouldn't need to spend a tremendous amount of money to launch rockets to explore outer space.

We could even build a city in the sky like in science fiction movies, connected by ropeless elevators that operate by controlling gravity.

Even spacefaring vessels might take off directly from the ground and enter outer space. Constructing large structures in space would no longer be just a dream.

Space stations?

A space resort orbiting Earth, which incidentally conducts space experiments, would be the obvious choice.

As for matters more distant, such as manned spacecraft venturing far from Earth to begin formal space exploration, Edward Whitten couldn't be bothered to think about it.

Just like Roth Dugan said, they were both old now.

Even if they firmly believed that these things would eventually happen, whether they would live to see them was a question mark.

But if they could find the principles to solve these problems before passing away, that too would be happiness for scientists like them.

And as for whether these breakthroughs would cause Boeing Company, one of the pillars of high-tech industry, to become a teardrop of the era... frankly, Edward Whitten wasn't too concerned about that.

No one can stop the wheels of time from rolling forward.

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Fortunately, the plane arrived in Xilin in the morning. After leaving the airport, Edward Whitten, with a pre-prepared note, got into a taxi and smoothly arrived at Xilin University of Technology.

Arriving without a welcoming party was a bit presumptuous.

With Edward Whitten's credentials, any meeting around the world would warrant no neglect from the organizing committees, but he felt that the lack of special treatment here was normal. Looking purely from an academic standpoint at Qiao Ze's current achievements, it truly justified the saying.

All awards should consider it an honor if Qiao Ze agreed to participate in the ceremony.

Whether it's the Fields Medal, the Nobel Prize, or the Science Breakthrough Award, none are sufficient to measure Qiao Ze's current contributions to academia.

Just as when people mention Newton, they do not first think of what awards Newton won, but rather Newton's Xth law.

If, in the near future, an award named after Qiao Ze were established, surpassing even the Nobel Prize in prestige, Edward Whitten would not be surprised in the slightest. Whether in terms of academic status or the influence and financial power the name itself represents, it would be enough to support the Qiao Ze Award shining brightly in this era.

But most importantly, Qiao Ze was only twenty years old this year.

He still has plenty of time to break his own records.

He even has sufficient time to create many things under the guidance of his own theories to complete the shortcomings of this world.

Edward Whitten did not know why, but in the midst of researching academics, Qiao Ze developed the "material reverse engineering model," a miraculous technology, but it was enough to prove that Qiao Ze's talent for the widespread application of theories was as excellent as his ability to research them.

Even if he himself did not have the energy, he had the influence and financial power to oversee the realization of some projects that now seem very sci-fi.

Honestly, for such a person to disregard everything, Edward Whitten found it completely normal.

If Qiao Ze deigned to regard him favorably, that would truly be an honor.

Soon the taxi from the airport entered the campus of Xilin University of Technology and was stopped as it approached the turn towards the Xilin Mathematics Research Institute.

After Edward Whitten identified himself and made contact with the Institute, he was granted access.

There was a slight interruption in the process.

The staff member who stopped the car, upon realizing that Edward Whitten had come from Xilin International Airport by taxi, peered inside the vehicle, pondered the meter, which had jumped to over 380 yuan.

The taxi driver seemed quite flustered.

Without even glancing at the cash Edward Whitten handed over, he started the car, reversed quickly, turned around, and then sped away. Edward Whitten was left standing by the roadside with cash in hand, full of question marks.