4steps from the big bang
115things can go into it
charcoal
MaterialEnergy
Wood heated with little air. It burns hotter than wood and fuelled the Iron Age.
First appearedDate not yet known
Made Of
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Made from
Wood heated with little air. It burns hotter than wood and fuelled the Iron Age.
From the big bang to charcoal
The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.
big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hehelium13.8 bn yrs ago
CO2 laser1964
steelc. 1,800 BCE
charcoaldate unknown