How did silicon get its name?

Answer 1

Silicon Valley was the area of California in which the Computer Age began in America. It is the place where the majority of the US computer chips are designed and manufactured.

The name Silicon comes from the element, which is used in computer chips as a semi-conductor. This means that it only lets current through in a single direction - key for nearly all circuitry in modern life.

Answer 2

The element silicon got its name from the Latin word "silex" which means flint. This name was chosen because silicon is commonly found in the form of silicon dioxide, which is a major component of flint.

Answer 3

Silicon got its name from the Latin word silex (flint).

Answer 4

The name silicon is derived from the Latin word silica - the name of the mineral silicon dioxide; -ium is a common suffix for chemical elements names.

Answer 5

Silicon was first identified by Antoine Lavoisier in 1787 as a component of the Latin roots silex, silicis, which stand for for flint, flints.

Answer 6

from the latin word selex

Answer 7

from people