| 词汇 | silicone |
| 词源 | silicone. A word coined by British professor of chemistry Frederic Stanley Kipping (1863–1949), who did extensive im- portant researches into silicone compounds. Today Silicon Valley in northern California is the center of the billion-dollar semiconductor industry, but Kipping never received proper credit or remuneration for his work, which helped change the world. |
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