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Word: tellurium (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...England's Cambridge University, provided the theoretical underpinnings of modern solid-state physics in the 1920s. His later work with amorphous materials led to development of the "Mott model," a theoretical framework for understanding the properties of semiconductors made from amorphous materials such as sulfur, selenium and tellurium, all of which are far more economical to produce than crystalline components...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Six Nobelmen | 10/24/1977 | See Source »

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