Wednesday, December 10, 2025

The Engineer of Universes (Short Story by Tahsin)

 

The Engineer of Universes

When Arman Shah stepped into CUET’s Electrical and Electronic Engineering department, heads turned. Tall, fair-skinned like a Pakistani film star, with a jawline that could slice through equations, he was already a legend in the making.

“Arman bhai,” a junior whispered, “is it true you solved Maxwell’s equations in reverse just for fun?”
Arman smiled. “Only because I was bored during Eid break.”


The Degree Collector

After his BS, Arman didn’t slow down. He earned three MS degrees — Physics, Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering — from CUET, and an MSS in Economics from Premier University.

His friends joked, “Arman’s transcript looks like a United Nations summit.”
He replied, “I just like understanding the universe from every angle. Even the economic one.”

Then came five PhDs: Physics and Biomedical Engineering from BUET, Chemistry and Economics from Dhaka University, and an online PhD in Electrical Engineering from Australia.

His BUET lab partner once asked, “Do you even sleep?”
Arman replied, “Sleep is a luxury. Curiosity is a necessity.”


Love and Logic

He married two brilliant women — one from CIUB, a poet with a mind for quantum metaphors, and one from CUET, a biomedical engineer who once built a heart monitor using a rice cooker.

At the wedding, one guest whispered, “This is the only marriage I’ve seen where the brides debated entropy during the mehndi.”
Another added, “Their honeymoon itinerary includes CERN and a biotech conference.”


Setbacks and Grace

Arman’s first major experiment — a particle collider built in a repurposed garment factory — exploded. Literally.

The media called it “The Denim Bang.”
Arman calmly addressed the press: “We learned that Higgs bosons don’t like polyester.”

He rebuilt. His next breakthrough: engineered particles that could simulate universe creation.


Spacetime Physics and Time Travel

He founded a new field — Spacetime Physics — and published a paper titled “Temporal Elasticity and the Possibility of Reversible Existence.”

A BUET student asked, “Sir, can we go back and fix our exam scores?”
Arman replied, “Only if you promise not to misuse the past.”


Chemistry and Cure

His chemistry startups solved arsenic contamination, created biodegradable plastics from jute, and developed diagnostic tools that ran on solar power.

One rural doctor said, “Arman bhai’s device diagnosed dengue faster than my nurse could say ‘fever’.”


Economics Reimagined

He turned macroeconomics into a mathematical science, discovering equations that predicted inflation, unemployment, and even political mood swings.

At a Dhaka University seminar, a professor asked, “Are you saying GDP has emotions?”
Arman replied, “It has mood swings. Just like my rice cooker during load-shedding.”


Think Tank and Triumph

He founded Bangladesh Futures Institute, a think tank that advised governments, startups, and even cricket teams.

His motto: “Data is destiny. Unless you’re batting in Mirpur.”


Nobel Prize #1: Physics

In Stockholm, Arman received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on engineered particles and universe simulation.

The citation read: “For demonstrating the scientific feasibility of artificial universe creation and advancing the field of Spacetime Physics.”

He said, “I didn’t create universes to play God. I did it to understand why we exist at all.”


Nobel Prize #2: Chemistry

A year later, he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his breakthroughs in sustainable materials and molecular diagnostics.

He told the audience, “Chemistry isn’t just reactions. It’s compassion in molecular form.”


Nobel Prize #3: Physiology or Medicine

His biomedical engineering innovations earned him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

He said, “Healing isn’t just biology. It’s engineering empathy into every cell.”


Nobel Prize #4: Economics

Finally, he won the Nobel Prize in Economics for mathematically modeling macroeconomic behavior and creating predictive systems.

He joked, “I didn’t fix the economy. I just taught it calculus.”


Final Scene

Back in Chittagong, a student asked, “Sir, what’s your next goal?”
Arman smiled. “To teach you how to build your own universe. But first, let’s fix your lab report.”

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