The Chip Collection - C. Marcus Olson Introduction, Smithsonian Institution

Acc.#1998.0061

Olson Introduction

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Description: C. Marcus Olson , of Du Pont 1936 - 1971, has been credited as the discoverer of the process to make silicon really pure - 0.001 percent impurity or less - the basic raw material of which are built the transistor and the integrated circuit and, indirectly, the computer and everything else made from microelectronic elements. This collection of documents has been literally transcribed with links to the originals and Dr. Olson’s single vial of pure silicon.
NMAH cross reference 1998.0061 THE PURE STUFF (article) Transcript Page Scans NMAH cross reference 1998.0061 SECRECY ORDER 1943 NMAH cross reference 1998.0061 PURE SILICON 1946 NMAH cross reference 1998.0061 CUSTOMERS AND SHIPMENTS TO SEPTEMBER 1945 NMAH cross reference 1998.0061 SILICON NOW ON HAND 1942 NMAH cross reference 1998.0061 AVAILABLE SAMPLES OF PURE SILICON 1942 NMAH cross reference 1998.0061 SILICON FOR CT-93 1944 NMAH cross reference 1998.0061 HYPER PURE SILICON XX 1946 NMAH cross reference 1998.0061 SALES OF XX SILICON FOR JUNE 1946 NMAH cross reference 1998.0061 SILICON INVENTORY 1946 NMAH cross reference 1998.0061 HYPER PURE SILICON 1947 NMAH cross reference 1998.0061 HYPER PURE SILICON INVENTORY 1947
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NMAH cross reference 1998.0061 SECRECY ORDER 1944 NMAH cross reference 1998.0061 Fred Seitz Memo 1996 NMAH catalog number 1998.0061.01A Silicon Crystals Photo NMAH catalog number 1998.0061.01 Vial of Crystals NMAH cross reference 1998.0061 Patent 2,883,269 Figures Page NMAH cross reference 1998.0061 Patent 3,012,862 Figures Page