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Cauchy was anxious about his success as he had promised his father on his deathbed that he would become a great mathematician like Sir Isaac Newton. He was an established mathematician, but the world still considered Euler greater than him. He always envied Euler, which is why he chose the same field of Complex Analysis to surpass him. "Well, you should meet Sir Isaac Newton. Go to 1665, meet him, and help yourself, Augustin," said Charles in an advising tone as Cauchy's health was deteriorating day by day, and Charles never wanted his friend's work to die with him.
"I wish I could, but the Royals have a monopoly over the Quantum Entanglement Portal, and people like us will never get any access to it," uttered a dejected Cauchy. Just like the colonies, all the quantum technology was reserved only for monarchies across Europe. Charles Babbage commissioned the only quantum computer as he was a renowned inventor and a fellow of the Royal Society. But without the portal, the process of teleportation would not occur as the particle would not be formed until there was a connection with the particle in 1665.
Allegedly, Queen Victoria was using that portal to meet the late Queen Elizabeth to take lessons on governance. "Who will go against the British Crown?" asked Cauchy. "I won't, at least," said Babbage. "Since the Reign of Terror, I have stopped myself from going against the authority. It creates instability in society and only harnesses hate," Cauchy got emotional while remembering his past horrors.
"Well, there is a man. I have heard that there is an old fellow with a white beard and weird hair. He is a German philosopher who has written a book called 'Das...K... yes, Das Kapital.' He roams around with this absurd notion that society should be run by the working class as they are the majority. He might be of some help to us," said Charles with hope.
"How?" Cauchy asked with curiosity. "He is very famous these days, and his ideas are attracting many. He organizes parades for the rights of people against the upper class or the bourgeoisie, the term he uses. So, he might be interested in going against the Crown. It would bring him great fame, and our task to get access to the portal will be fulfilled," said Babbage.
Cauchy thought that using this technique might get him what he needed, but he was afraid of the consequences that came with it. France and England had good relations after so many years, and Cauchy didn't want to be the reason for a new war.
A letter was sent to Marx, who was busy looking for stocks to trade that day. The letter read, "We meet at noon near the Thames, the fourth boat from the stairs. We need to talk for the benefit of the Proletariats." Marx was surprised that his followers were found in the city where Royalty lived. They met at the designated time and place. They discussed their plan. "So you're saying that the Queen has a portal that can let me have a childhood again", asked Marx, laughing.
"Well, you can't be a child again, but you can meet yourself from the past," said Cauchy. "Though Quantum theory allows us to go into the past, affecting the past can have repercussions in the future present, which is dependent on the present past. So, mathematically, you might go into a different timeline where you are not against the bourgeoisie but you are the bourgeoisie," explained Babbage with great interest.
"I hate math, gentlemen. It is also a bourgeoisie fantasy to get into matters by which they can escape from the harsh reality of the social structure."
"Well, I will help, but I will need some men who are willing to be a part of my movement. Do you know any mill workers around here?" said Marx.
"There are tons of mill workers on 6, York Revenue Street. Just tell them that my plan is to overthrow the monarchy, and they will start marching behind you. They are tired of their pitiful working conditions and wages," said Babbage.
"OK! You will get your stupid toy by the day after tomorrow," said Marx in a soothing tone.
Cauchy and Babbage were not able to understand why Karl Marx agreed so easily to help them, but they were too focused on their goal to ensure that they gained access to the Quantum Computer Portal.
The next day, London began with streets full of noise. The agitation was heading towards Buckingham Palace. The guards were notified that no one should reach even the periphery of the palace. Alarms sounded throughout the city, shops closed, colleges and schools shut down, and the streets became silent. The chaos started due to the need for the portal for Cauchy to present his theory at the exhibition.
"What have we done?" said Cauchy, filled with worry. He felt guilty for this mischief that was about to turn into a crisis.
On the other side, Prime Minister Henry John Temple video-called Queen Victoria. "Your Majesty, what should we do? Should we use force to run them away?" said Prime Minister Henry.
"No, fulfill their demands. I don't want another headache. Here in India, the situation is pretty ugly," Queen Victoria ordered while eating Chicken Tikka Masala, an Indian dish.
The Prime Minister passed a resolution in the Parliament allowing the portal to be opened to the public. Cauchy rejoiced upon hearing this news. Charles Babbage used his influence to prioritize the portal, citing their desire to listen to Sir Isaac Newton's lectures on Calculus. The portal was connected to the Quantum Computer, and all the calculations were made to transport them to 1665.
The computer started, creating a white hole in space-time in front of them, taking them to 1665. They arrived on the lawn of Cambridge University, where they met Newton sitting idle under the shade of a tree, eating an apple.
"Hello, Sir Isaac Newton. It is an honor to meet you," Cauchy and Babbage greeted Newton.
"I'm not knighted," said young Newton, amazed to see these gentlemen in weird outfits appearing out of nowhere. "I am a student of literature."
Cauchy and Babbage were surprised to hear it. The world knows Isaac Newton as a mathematician. "Where did you get this apple?" asked Babbage.
"Oh, this? It fell from this tree. I washed it and now I'm eating it," said Newton.
"Sir, this is gravity," said Cauchy in a high tone.
"What is that? A new play performed at the Oxford Theatre?" Newton replied, having no understanding of what they were talking about.
The calculations in the Quantum computer were wrong, and they had reached a different space-time dimension where there was no Sir Isaac Newton, a physicist, and mathematician. Cauchy took out a pen from his pocket and pressed a button. A screen in the sky opened up, explaining space-time curvatures, also known as gravitational waves. Newton was fascinated to see the Quantum Simulation used to explain scientific phenomena. He joined their discussion on how gravity and time work in the universe.
But Cauchy was still worried that his work wouldn't be completed unless he sparked a mathematical curiosity in the literature-loving Newton. "Here, take these notes, complete them, and meet me at Cambridge student room in the future," ordered Cauchy to Newton, feeling like he was giving his life to him.
Cauchy and Babbage rushed towards the space-time hole as time was running out for them. "Do you really think he understood it? He was a literature student," asked Babbage as they traveled through space-time.
"This was my best bet," said Cauchy, crying as he saw his dreams being shattered.
They returned to their space-time, where Karl Marx was waiting outside the student room with a bundle of papers. "Take this. Someone with long curly hair wearing an outdated costume came out of a hole to give this to you. Give me the portal; I need a favor in return for my help," Marx said to them.
"Sure, tell me where you want to go, and I will do the calculations," Babbage said.
"I have my calculations. The man also came up with these calculations and said you were wrong in your mathematics," said Marx.
"This is it. It is solved," said a rejoiced Cauchy.
Karl Marx took the portal and vanished. Sadly, Cauchy passed away before the exhibition. His dear friend Babbage presented his paper, and now this paper has become a mandatory course for all Physics undergraduates called Cauchy-Newtonian Mechanics. I even liked this course here in 2023, but the story behind it fascinated me more to write about it. As I was walking through the corridor of my college, I saw the statue of Karl Marx embedded in the lawn. Karl Marx, the face of modern capitalism and a role model for budding entrepreneurs.
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