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Jan Czochralski – pionier światowej elektroniki i inżynierii materiałowej
Jan Czochralski - a Pioneer of World Electronics and Materials Engineering

Author(s): Marek Jakubiak
Subject(s): History of ideas, Recent History (1900 till today), Methodology and research technology, 19th Century
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: biography; discovery; electronics; materials engineering; single crystals; collaboration;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present a biography of Jan Czochralski - one of the world famous scientist of the twentieth century. His main discovery was a method of obtaining single crystals or monocrystalline; the method is nowadays used for production of VLSI/ ULSI circuits. After the Second World War, Czochralski was accused of collaboration with the Germans. The accusation was groundless. In 2019, the Czochralski Method received the IEEE Milestone Award.

  • Issue Year: 52/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 5-23
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish