In the February 16, 1953, Eric is making history. He topics graphite under pressure from the 83,000 atmospheres for an hour ... And create the first synthetic diamond. But did not publish ... Thus, race continues ... We finally back in America ... With a company called General Electric. The date is December 8, 1954. Wednesday evening. A powerful herb, a researcher for General Electric Company, a machine with powder, carbon black, and increase the pressure on the atmosphere of fifty thousand and temperatures up to 1250 degrees Celsius ... Allow to cook things for 16 hours ... And make two small diamonds. December 16, 1954, another scientist to do so again. His name is Tracy Hall. Since then, the man who has become almost commonplace diamond performance. Today, production exceeds more than one hundred tons per year. But of all the things people industrial ... Never mind. Oh yes ... One thing. And peanut butter. Whence comes this? I will tell you. For the experiment, a scientist named Robert Wentorf Jr. took a spoon of the stuff and put it in the device and presto ... Chef joy ... Diamond crystals. And why not? Peanut butter, as you know carbon. Such as plastic, tar, wood, and for us. |  |
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