4steps from the big bang
5things can go into it
Cu
copper
FundamentalElement
One of the first metals people worked, about 10,000 years ago. It carries electricity better than almost anything.
First appeared13.6 billion years ago
Made Of
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Made from
Goes into
One of the first metals people worked, about 10,000 years ago. It carries electricity better than almost anything.
From the big bang to copper
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
Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago
star13.6 bn yrs ago
supernova13.6 bn yrs ago
Cucopper13.6 bn yrs ago