The Archive · 1926

A Calculating Machine

In addition to his achievements is also perfecting calculating and computing machine which automatically multiplies and divides, besides adding and subtract ing, and a typewriting machine with Chinese ideographic charact His colleague, Mr. Pin, obtained his preliminary education in Hunan and later studied electrical and radio engineering in Nanyang University. Upon completion of hi studies there he came to America and for a while was affiliated with Wwitchboard department of one largest electric nies, Like Mr, Wei he is now connected with power company, Since these two young men combined their efforts they have cons fructed a wide variety of receiving including numerous regenera tuned radio frequency and super-heterodyne circuits and sets embodying virtually all the known principles of reception which may be converted from one system to another by throwing switches, On the subject of the part which China is destined to play in the expansion of the radio industry, Mr. Wei says:

Chinese Interest in Science is customary to think! backward in the development of the sciences, great steps are now being taken by that country in this direction and a bright future awaits it on that score, Though (China has much to learn in the application of many scientific discovries it is quick to perceive the advantages and to adapt them to its own use, The Chinese take readily to the field of pure science and great things are to ba expected of them. They are already making considerable progress in the production of radio apparatus and this can be aug~ mented by the application of the newest methods of quantity produetion and the installation of more efficient broadcasting stations.

"China can benefit enormously by an interchange of ideas with the Occident vid extensive communication by radio but the Occident can also learn much to its advantage from China by means of radio communieotion—through the dissomin tion of that vastly older country's Knowledge of the arts, culture and philosophy. From the political, Social, educational and every other viewpoint, there is much to be gained through an exchange of thought and opinion between China and the rest of the world."

Before they return to China next year Mr, Wei and Mr. Pin hope to Solve more of the problems confronting the radio engineering world. They plan to start a movement to establish more powerful broadcasting stations and bigger and better plants for the manufacture of radio apparatus in China.

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