This discovery, this process, has had the most profound impact on the world and yet most people have no idea what it is.

We don't teach it at school and most people have never heard of it. If you have never heard of the Czochralski method  I reckon by the end of this post you will be amazed that it isn't something everybody knows about.

It really is true that Most people have no idea what the Czochralski process or method actually is.

Yet it is the first step in a chain of events and processes that have changed the world in the last century beyond all recognition. 

The reason you can read this now is because of Jan Czochralski. This post is about his fantastic process.