The Question:
This element is the second most abundant in the Earth's crust. Humans have
been utilizing various forms of this element for over 4000 years.  Silly
Putty and Portland cement have a connection to this element. A place and
time - Bell Labs, 1947 - are associated with this element. What element is
being described?

The Answer:
The element is Silicon (Si). Silicon comprises 28% of the Earth's
crust.  Silly Putty was originally made by adding boric acid to silicone
oil. Silicates are used in making Portland cement (made mostly of calcium
silicates) which is used in building mortar and modern stucco, but more
importantly, combined with silica sand, and gravel (usually containing
silicate minerals like granite), to make the concrete. Silicon derives its
name from the Latin word "silex" which means "flint". Silicon
semiconductors made possible the invention of transistors at Bell Labs in
1947.


The winner of the quiz is Frank Kimmey, VeriFone Inc. and he will get
the services
of Clumpy and Kloumpios for the week.

So far Clumpy and Kloumpios have done the following:

Past Quiz winners/tasks:
Week 1 Ravinder Ajmani, Western Digital
Week 1 Ron Feyereisen, SigmaTron Intl.
Week 2 Louis Hart, Compunetics
Week 3 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger Ltd.
Week 3 John Burke
Week 4 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics
Week 5 No Winner - no correct responses!
Week 6 Bhanu Sood, NASA
Week 7 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corp
Week 7 Ian Fox, Rolls Royce
Week 8 Leland Woodall
Week 8 David Bealer, SMT
Week 9 Tom Carroll, Boeing
Week 10 Louis Hart, Compunetics
Week 11 Tom Carroll, Boeing
Week 11 Scott Decker, UTAS
Week 12 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
Week 13 No Quiz,
Week 14 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
Week 15 Bhanu Sood, NASA
Week 16 John Maxwell
Week 17 Leland Woodall
Week 18 Leland Woodall
Week 19 Tom Carroll, Boeing
Week 20 Robert Kondner
Week 21 Tom Brendlinger, ClearMotion Inc.
Week 22 Carl Van Wormer, Cipher Engineering LCC
Week 23 Juliano Ribeiro, DATACOM
Week 24 Gerry Gagnon, FLIR Commercial Systems
Week 25 Graham Collins, Sunsel Systems
Week 26 Joyce Koo, IPC International
Week 26 Todd MacFadden, Bose
Week 27 Bhanu Sood, NASA
Week 28 Leland Woodall
Week 29 Mordechai Kirshenbaum
Week 30 Leland Woodall
Week 31 Leland Woodall
Week 32 Steve Gregory
Week 33 Leland Woodall
Week 34 Jerry Dengler, Pergamon Corp
Week 35 Frank Kimmey, VeriFone Inc
Week 36 Graham Collins, Sunsel Systems
Week 37 Richard "Dean" Stadem
Week 38 Leland Woodall
Week 38 Tom Carroll
Week 39 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
Week 40 Leland Woodall
Week 41 Tom Carroll
Week 42 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
Week 43 Joyce Koo
Week 44 Russell Kido, Practical Components
Week 45 Leland Woodall
Week 45 Frank Kimmey, VeriFone Inc
Week 46 Ian Fox, Rolls-Royce Control Systems
Week 47 Fred Cox, Bluering Stencils
Week 48 Tom Carroll, Boeing
Week 49 Todd MacFadden, Bose
Week 49 Leland Woodall
Week 50 Russell Kido, Practical Components
Week 51 Ravinder Ajmani, Western Digital
Week 52 Leland Woodall
Week 53 Scott Decker, UTAS
Week 54 Leland Woodall
Week 55  Tom Carroll, Boeing
Week 56  Mordechai Kirshenbaum
Week 57  Steve Herring, Pennatronics Corp
Week 58 Leland Woodall
Week 59 Drew Meyer, Benchmark
Week 60 Leland Woodall
Week 61 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
Week 62  Leland Woodall!

Week 63 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld Elektronik PCB Design and Assembly
-I don't know what they'll do at the both Toms, but if they can use
Internet, then the two Toms arrange their time schedule and I'll give the
boys access with VPN to my CAD software and they can do some layout stuff
at night. Cadstar or Altium, whatever they prefer...

Week 63 Tom Carroll, Boeing
- Wow a three way tie is awesome. I would ask that Clumpy and Kloumpios
arrive on Tuesday to help celebrate my daughter's 21st birthday and then
come along as we attend Part 1 and 2 of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
on Broadway on Wednesday. I know the boys will be able to explain some of
the secrets behind Harry's powers, I just hope they will share it with my
daughter. Should be a good time for all.

Week 63 Tom Granat
-assisted with ????

Week 64 George Wenger
-  I couldn't have won at a better time.  I recently purchased a 5 acre lot
and I need to remove lots of trees, stumps and sticker bushes so my builder
can build a new 3 bedroom ranch home. Approximately 10 weeks ago I
herniated a disk in my back and I haven't been able to do a lot of work on
our lot so I have plenty of work for Clumpy and Kloumpios to do this week.

Week 65  Frank Kimmey, VeriFone Inc
- assisted with ????



I hope everyone has a awesome week!
Dave Hillman
Rockwell Collins
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