My Italy

The Po River is the largest river in Italy. It originates from the Alps and flows through Turin, Alessandria, Rovigo and other cities. In addition, its basin includes Milan, Brescia, Ferrara and other cities. It can be said to be the largest river in Italy. Economically important rivers.

Since this place is extremely economically capable, there is a huge demand for power, and the use of water conservancy and steam power is also very ordinary. Now a dam on the Po River is taking shape under the hard work of workers. This is the construction site of the Pavia Hydropower Station, Italy's first large-scale hydropower station.

Speaking of the construction of this hydropower station, it also attracted the attention of power scientists in other countries because it was the first large-scale alternating current hydropower station.

Yes, Tesla has developed a large generator. Currently, this generator has a power of 2.5KW. In order to build the Pavia Hydropower Station this time, Westinghouse Electric Company, under the leadership of Tesla, built four sets Such a large generator.

Of course, it hasn't been transported yet, because the dam has not been completed yet, and it will block the Po River of four to five hundred meters. It will take some time.

However, this still attracted many people to come and watch.

Among so many people, a young man, led by an adult, also came to watch the dam being built.

"What a spectacular sight."

The young Marconi looked at the built dam and expressed his heartfelt admiration.

"Gaglielmo, be careful not to fall into the river."

His mother, Anne Jimson, left behind and was worried about her son.

"Don't worry, he knows it's safe."

As a father, Giuseppe Marconi told his wife not to pay too much attention to this.

Speaking of which, Marconi was born into a very wealthy family. He was smart since he was a child, but he did not go to school at all, because his mother Anne Jimson directly hired a university professor to be his tutor (not envious).

Of course, he has been smart since he was a child, and he has lived up to his mother's expectations. He is very dedicated to learning, completely surpassing his peers. He is very interested in physics, electricity, and electromagnetism, and often uses school equipment to conduct experiments. His private teacher is also very fond of this teenager and allows him to borrow books from the school library.

Of course, this is also inseparable from Marconi's intelligence. Whoever sees such a little genius would not want to teach him.

And this time they were able to travel more than 100 kilometers from Bologna to see the Pavia Hydropower Station, which also shows his parents' love for him.

While the Marconi family was looking at the hydropower station under construction with great interest, a group of people passed by them holding drawings.

Marconi's sharp eyes saw someone he had seen before.

"Mr. Tesla, Mr. Tesla."

The boy's voice was so unique that Tesla, who had just passed by, looked back and saw a well-dressed boy shouting to him with a surprised look on his face.

"What's the matter, kid?"

Tesla was still a little curious about a young man calling him. Not many people knew him now, mostly in the scientific community, and the appearance of a young man made him feel novel.

Facing Tesla's inquiry, Marconi said excitedly. "Mr. Tesla, I have read the principles of electromagnetic applications you published in Science Weekly. I have also done experiments for this. It is really amazing..."

Marconi, who turned into a little fanboy, talked endlessly about his admiration for Tesla's scientific papers.

Tesla was also very curious about Marconi. "By the way, I remember that this paper requires at least a college level to understand. How old are you now?"

"I'm eleven years old."

Marconi's words made everyone with Tesla look at the young man in surprise.

After all, he is a young man with a thin skin, Marconi explained with a blush on his face. "I still don't understand a lot about your paper, so I asked Teacher Declan and he gave me a detailed answer."

Even when Marconi gave an explanation, people around him praised him repeatedly. After all, the Marconi in front of him was too young. This was knowledge that only college students could understand. It would not be exaggerated to praise him as a genius.

Marconi was very embarrassed to face the compliments from around him, but his parents came over and greeted the people around him.

After everything gradually calmed down, Marconi looked at Tesla with admiration.

"Mr. Tesla, can I follow you to the hydropower station?"

Logically speaking, children should not be allowed in construction sites, mainly because they are afraid that children do not understand the dangers and are prone to accidents.

But looking at Marconi with an expectant look on his face, Tesla relented for some reason.

"You need to ask your parents about this."

Tesla's call undoubtedly gave Marconi the green light, and he immediately pestered his parents and said he wanted to follow Tesla in for a look.

Faced with the pestering Marconi, his parents reluctantly agreed after some hard work.

So Marconi, who looked excited, followed Tesla and his party into the construction site after repeated instructions from his parents.

"Mr. Bick, these dimensions must be accurate, because the hydraulic turbine is relatively precise. If there is any deviation, it will have serious consequences."

"You must pay attention to the location of transmission lines. The height must be more than five meters to prevent people from touching them."

Tesla always talked about a lot of boring topics. Even an adult would probably yawn. However, Marconi still listened with interest, and sometimes even secretly asked Tesla why he did what he said. this way. Tesla rarely had the patience to explain the boy's curiosity one by one.

Of course, such time could not last long, the sun would set soon, and Marconi had no choice but to leave and return to his parents.

"Mr. Tesla, you must write to me when you have time."

Tesla, who felt that this young man was a promising talent, also waved goodbye. "Don't worry, I will definitely write to you when the time comes."

Seeing the big one and the small one saying goodbye, everyone else showed big smiles. Of course, they didn't know that this scene would be written into textbooks in the future and become the story of the first contact between two giants in electricity and electromagnetics.