The forgotten Jan Czochralski
The forgotten Jan Czochralski Jan Czochralski was a Polish chemist and metallurgist whose research had a tremendous impact on the development of electronics and semiconductor technology, mainly through the development of a method for growing silicon monocrystals, known today as the Czochralski method. Born in Kcynia, Greater Poland, on October 23, 1885, Czochralski began his … Read more