Made Of

Everything is made of something.

← What it takes

What it leads to →

2 ways to make it

Made from

graphite

Made with

diamond press

4steps from the big bang

119things can go into it

synthetic diamond

MaterialSubstance

First made by General Electric in 1954. Diamond-studded wire is what slices silicon crystals into wafers.

First appeared1954 (72 yrs ago)

Goes into

dicing sawwire saw

First made by General Electric in 1954. Diamond-studded wire is what slices silicon crystals into wafers.

From the big bang to synthetic diamond

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

hydrogen gas1766

synthetic diamond1954