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czochralski puller

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The method dates from 1916. The story goes that Jan Czochralski dipped his pen into molten tin instead of his inkwell and pulled out a thread of metal crystal.

First appeared1916 (110 yrs ago)
Used to make
silicon ingot

The method dates from 1916. The story goes that Jan Czochralski dipped his pen into molten tin instead of his inkwell and pulled out a thread of metal crystal.

From the big bang to czochralski puller

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
copper wiredate unknown
czochralski puller1916