The Rise Of Australasia-Chapter 1015 - 763: Undermining the Foundation

Chapter 1015: Chapter 763: Undermining the Foundation

Sometimes one has to admit that talent is the greatest factor determining a person’s capabilities.

Although Silverdale was only 34 years old, his abilities were absolutely not low, even within the Royal Science Academy, where he was certainly among the most outstanding physicists.

According to reports from Albert Einstein, after Silverdale joined the nuclear weapons research, his imaginative ideas created several solutions to previously challenging problems, indeed solving a few issues that had long troubled the project team.

Not only did this expedite the progress of nuclear weapons development, but it also greatly motivated the scientists in the research group.

Because of this, with Arthur’s permission, Einstein entrusted Silverdale with even greater responsibilities.

After proving his abilities to the other scientists in the research project group, Silverdale was appointed as the deputy leader of the nuclear weapons research project team, primarily shifting his focus to the construction of nuclear reactors.

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The reason Arthur agreed to give Silverdale such an important position was not only because of his belief in Silverdale’s abilities but also in the hope that he would conceive of nuclear chain reactions earlier in history and accordingly build the most fundamental nuclear reactors.

Having nuclear reactors amounted to having completed a significant portion of nuclear weapons research. Furthermore, as long as one could build nuclear reactors, nuclear power stations could be established, which would greatly aid the development of Australasia’s power grid.

Australasia, with its vast and sparsely populated land, amongst which lies a large expanse of desert, is an ideal location for constructing nuclear reactors.

Especially since there are many small lakes in the desert, it not only solves the problem of cooling the nuclear reactors but also eliminates concerns about leakage from the reactors in the event of an accident.

This is far better than constructing nuclear reactors by the sea. Should a leak occur, and seawater floods into the reactor, it would produce a large amount of radioactive waste water, which is a significant issue to address.

The treatment of this waste water poses a great challenge and would impose a heavy financial burden on the country.

Of course, some countries truly lack any integrity and choose a method that everyone despises.

As a country possessing a vast expanse of ocean, Arthur would certainly prevent such scenarios from occurring in Australasia.

The best outcome would be to forever eliminate the possibility of that country constructing nuclear reactors. As for how to prevent it, one could either eradicate that race or ensure the country never becomes powerful.

Silverdale’s acceleration of nuclear weapons development also led Arthur to place significant importance on the physicists who had participated in the Manhattan Project.

If the United States could gather so many physicists, then Arthur believed Australasia could do the same.

Especially now, as chaos continued abroad while Australasia tended towards stability, the region’s attractiveness to immigrants from various countries was on the rise.

Most physicists in the American Manhattan Project were immigrants from other countries, which demonstrated the allure the United States held for immigrants at the time.

Now, Australasia had replaced the United States in terms of attraction for immigrants, implying that Australasia had the potential to wield the power of the United States.

What Arthur hadn’t anticipated was that this speculation would soon turn into reality.

Owing to Australasia’s pull for immigrants, combined with the allure of the Victoria Award for top talent, attracting some internationally renowned scientists each year was not an issue.

Among the new batch of notable scientists immigrating to Australasia, Arthur quickly recognized a historical figure who had been involved in the Manhattan Project.

Enrico Fermi.

This physicist from Italy had been elected to the Royal Academy in his home country the previous year.

So the question arises, why would Enrico Fermi abandon his title as a member of the Italian Royal Academy and forsake his position as a professor of theoretical physics at the University of Rome to immigrate all the way to Australasia?

This brings us to the laws enacted by Italy. In anti-Semitic actions, people typically recall Germany’s conduct during World War II.

But in fact, as an ally of Germany during World War II, Italy did not lag behind in anti-Semitic actions; it even established rather harsh laws for this.

Regrettably, Enrico Fermi was exactly a Jew born in Rome, a direct target of Italy’s anti-Semitic laws.

Although Fermi’s title as a member of the Royal Academy came from Mussolini, this minor accolade could not protect him during Italy’s vigorous anti-Semitic campaign.

Therefore, with an invitation from Australasia, Enrico Fermi chose to move there.

Within less than a month after Silverdale’s arrival in Australasia, Arthur welcomed the addition of another top physicist.

For Australasia’s nuclear program, this was excellent news beyond measure.

After all, Enrico Fermi’s contributions to physics were no less significant than Silverdale’s, and he was also an essential member in constructing the world’s first nuclear reactor.

In the fields of statistical mechanics, quantum theory, nuclear physics, and particle physics, Enrico Fermi was unquestionably one of the finest researchers in the world today.

For Arthur, Fermi’s arrival carried another piece of good news: there was a chance to invite his mentor, the renowned German-Jewish theoretical physicist Max Born, one of the founders of quantum mechanics.

In fact, the reasons remain the same. Whether it was Italy or Germany, the type of political system they had at the time was quite similar.

After Mussolini and Hitler came to power, they began to tacitly oppose Jews in their actions.

Among those renowned physicists, many were Jewish. In other words, this was also one of the real reasons why the United States was historically the first to develop the Atomic Bomb.

Due to the persecution of Jewish scientists in Germany and Italy, these scientists fled to the United States, which was far from the turmoil of Europe.

Of course, since the United States had been dissolved, Australasia had now become the country far from Europe and the war.

Max Born was not only a German-Jewish physicist, but he was also a giant in the fields of quantum mechanics, lattice dynamics, fluid dynamics, non-linear dynamics, and electromagnetic theory.

What’s more important was that acquiring Max Born meant not only gaining a giant in physics, but also attaining many famous scientists who had won the Nobel Prize in Physics throughout history.

As a leading figure in physics, Max Born’s students were prolific. Aside from Enrico Fermi, who had already arrived in Australasia, there were many talents still in Germany.

Many of these talents were also Jewish, and were targets for Arthur’s outreach.

Thinking of these, even Arthur’s very mature heart was somewhat stirred. It must be said that the relationships among European physicists were rather intricate and close-knit.

Once you could leverage a giant in physics, the relationships he could utilize might bring dozens of top scientists to Australasia.

Combined with Australasia’s own talent reserves and attractiveness, they might achieve even greater accomplishments than the historical United States.

With this in mind, Arthur decided to take action ahead of time, to avoid being preempted by the British.

After Enrico Fermi’s arrival in Australasia, Arthur organized a welcome banquet equal in scale to the one held in Silverdale. Then the next day, he summoned Enrico Fermi and invited him to join the Royal Academy of Australasia.

Enrico Fermi was somewhat taken aback by Arthur’s personal reception and invitation.

In Europe, Arthur was definitely considered a legendary figure. Although the Australian Region was vast, the British saw it as nothing more than a remote, barren land of cattle, sheep, and mining.

This region, which might have been considered inferior even to rural Europe, had become the world’s third superpower after 30 years of Arthur’s diligent efforts.

Furthermore, Arthur’s repeated emphasis on the power of the common people and multiple revisions to the Labor Law to protect the interests of the lower classes caused many European citizens to hold him in high regard.

Especially since an eight-hour work system had not been fully implemented in Europe, while Australasia had already fundamentally established an eight-hour work system, making many Europeans envious of Australasians.

Enrico Fermi, coming from the Kingdom of Italy, had no aversion to Monarchism.

Of course, comparing the Italian Monarch to Arthur, Enrico Fermi instantly felt a vast gulf between individuals.

On his first day in Australasia, Enrico Fermi had not been idle either.

On the way from Sydney to Saint Arthur Castle, Enrico Fermi took a close look at the daily lives of the Australasian people and noticed the radiant smiles that were completely absent on the faces of the Italians today.

Interestingly, both Italy and Australasia were dictatorships at the time. Even more, Arthur’s dictatorial powers were much greater than Mussolini’s.

But looking at the current state of both countries, the happiness index of the people in Australasia was several times higher than that of the Italians, a reality that no words or writing could obscure.

Despite Mussolini having implemented multiple reforms in Italy and ambitiously expanding the military with dreams of an Italian revival, his gaze never truly fell upon the Italian common people. What he cared about was his dictatorial power and the number of soldiers under his command.

However, due to the influences of the Renaissance, the Italians were quite artistic and romantic, unlike the stern and rigid Germans. The cheerful and romantic Italians didn’t favor war; they preferred a beautiful life in times of peace.

Clearly, the current ruler of Italy was sabotaging this way of life, which was why Enrico Fermi felt that the happiness index of Italians wasn’t high.

What’s more, the conscription policy that Mussolini implemented in Italy was mandatory conscription.

Whether the Italian people wished to join the military and march toward the battlefield or not, they were compelled to become either active-duty or reservist soldiers.

Under such circumstances, one could imagine the mood of the Italian people. It’s true that Italians truly didn’t want to see war, and coupled with Mussolini’s purge of his opposition, it remained uncertain whether the Italians might have erupted in rebellion.

Just these factors alone had already predestined a vast difference between Italy and Australasia at the time.

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After truly meeting Arthur, Enrico Fermi experienced the sincere regard, not like Mussolini’s ulterior motives.

Although both sides desired Enrico Fermi to work for them, the level of importance they showed had already determined Enrico Fermi’s subsequent choice.