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silicon ingot
MaterialSubstance
A single, flawless crystal about 2 metres long and 30 cm across, pulled slowly from molten silicon over several days.
First appearedc. 1950 (76 yrs ago)
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A single, flawless crystal about 2 metres long and 30 cm across, pulled slowly from molten silicon over several days.
From the big bang to silicon ingot
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
water4.4 bn yrs ago
boraxdate unknown
dopant gasesdate unknown
silicon ingotc. 1950