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Silicon
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“Silicon is the secret ingredient behind modern technology—it's in everything from computer chips to solar panels.
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― Magical Elements of the Periodic Table Presented By The Alchemical Wizards - Book 2
― Magical Elements of the Periodic Table Presented By The Alchemical Wizards - Book 2
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Sir Isaac Newton famously said that he had achieved everything by standing on the shoulders of giants—the scientific men whose findings he built upon. The same might be said about silicon. After germanium did all the work, silicon became an icon, and germanium was banished to periodic table obscurity.
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― The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
― The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
