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From: Bev Christian
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2018 1:12 PM
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Subject: Re: [TN] Element Quiz Answer

Silicon.

Regards,
Bev

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From: TechNet <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of David Hillman
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2018 8:03 AM
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Subject: [TN] Element Quiz Answer

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Silly Putty was originally made by adding boric acid to silicone oil.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
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