Jan Czochralski: The Forefather of Electronics

From the Dreamers & Geniuses series. This is a series of documentary films about inventions that have become an integral part of our lives. Handheld camera, windshield wipers, bulletproof vest, tank periscope, color photography, blood group system, microprocessor technology; all of these are used worldwide but not many people know they were invented by Poles. These inventors, in addition to their intellectual work, have led extraordinary, inspiring lives. The series includes films about the following characters: Stefan Banach, Stefan Bryła, Jan Czochralski, Ludwik Hirszfeld, Józef Hofmann, Antoni Kocjan, Henryk Magnuski, Kazimierz Prószyński, Zygmunt Puławski, Jan Szczepanik, Czesław i Tadeusz Tańscy. 

The most frequently cited Polish scientist, chemist and metallologist. The most important achievements of the scientist include the development of the principles of metal crystallization and the discovery of the method of obtaining single crystals. Today, about 95 percent of the world's production of silicon cylinders is carried out using the Czochralski method. Silicon wafers are the basis of integrated circuits, on which all modern electronics used in telecommunications, automotive, aviation and photovoltaics are based.

Duration: 52' 

Year: 2020 

Directed by Katarzyna Trzaska 

Produced by TVP Polish Television

Editor: Marek Kucharski 

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