In 1916, Jan Czochralski mistakenly dipped his pen into molten metal, and the strange discovery became the foundation of modern silicon chips

A chance discovery in a lab over a century ago by Jan Czochralski changed the world. His accidental observation of a metallic thread revealed a crystal lattice structure. This breakthrough paved the ...

110 years ago, a Polish scientist accidentally dipped his pen into molten tin - what he discovered still helps run your smartphone

A lab accident in 1916 led to a breakthrough in crystal growth. Jan Czochralski's method for creating pure silicon crystals is fundamental to today's technology. This process enables the production of ...