Jan Czochralski

Jan Czochralski was a Polish chemist who invented the Czochralski method, which is used for growing single crystals and in the production of semiconductor wafers. It is still used in over 90 percent of all electronics in the world that use semiconductors. He is the most cited Polish scholar.

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Who was born first?

• Jan Czochralski was born 1 year before Clarence Birdseye
• Jan Czochralski was born 1 year after Auguste Piccard
• Jan Czochralski was born 1 year after Hugo Gernsback
• Jan Czochralski was born 1 year before Henri Coandă
• Jan Czochralski was born 1 year before Walter H. Schottky

Timeline

1. Auguste PiccardJanuary 28, 1884 – March 24, 1962
2. Hugo GernsbackAugust 16, 1884 – August 19, 1967
3. Jan Czochralski (this page)October 23, 1885 – April 22, 1953
4. Clarence BirdseyeDecember 9, 1886 – October 1956
5. Henri CoandăJune 7, 1886 – November 25, 1972
6. Walter H. SchottkyJuly 23, 1886 – March 4, 1976

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