Today's Topic : Chemistry

If you are studying science, you must ever come across Periodic Table of Elements.
Now this table represent the world or universe is form by all these elements.

Highlight of today is the one circle in RED. Germanium (Ge)

Ever wonder why it's called Germanium? Well first thing that comes to your mind is Germany.
Yes! you are right.

Germanium was discovered by Clemens Alexender Winkler about 100 years ago in the state of Saxony in German. This element serve as the basic material for electronic components.

Until the late 1950s, all diodes and transistors are made of Germanium. Later, Silicon (Si) has won out Germanium due to cost effectiveness.

Otherwise, Silicon Valley might have called Germanium Valley.

That's I am end up working with Silicon everyday.