Made Of

Everything is made of something.

← What it takes

What it leads to →

2 ways to make it

Made from

brick

Needs

charcoal

4steps from the big bang

115things can go into it

furnace

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Early furnaces were brick or clay burning charcoal. Modern ones are built from steel, which is itself made in a furnace.

First appearedDate not yet known

Used to make

cokefused silicaglassrefined coppersteelquartz cruciblebottle cooking pot frying pan jar knife

Early furnaces were brick or clay burning charcoal. Modern ones are built from steel, which is itself made in a furnace.

From the big bang to furnace

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

furnacedate unknown