5steps from the big bang
118things can go into it
metallurgical silicon
MaterialSubstance
Quartz and carbon heated to about 2,000 °C. It comes out about 99% pure, nowhere near pure enough for chips.
First appearedc. 1900 (126 yrs ago)
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Goes into
Quartz and carbon heated to about 2,000 °C. It comes out about 99% pure, nowhere near pure enough for chips.
From the big bang to metallurgical silicon
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
Ooxygen13.6 bn yrs ago
quartz4.4 bn yrs ago
metallurgical siliconc. 1900