Metal Discovery Timeli

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  • 6000 BCE

    Discovery of Gold:

    It was used to make jewellery because of its rareness and its value.
  • 4200 BCE

    Discovery of Copper

    Copper was first discovered is Israel when a green metal, Malachite (Copper Oxide), was smelted. Copper was medically used as an anti-super-bug formula due to its capabilities of destroying super bug DNA and membrane. Today, it is commonly used in electrical wiring.
  • Period: 2300 BCE to 700 BCE

    Bronze Age

  • 1800 BCE

    Discovery of Steel

    A strong but heavy alloy compromising of iron and carbon.
  • 1750 BCE

    Discovery of Tin

    Tin was combined with Copper to create a stronger material named Bronze.

  • Discovery of Aluminium

    The most common and lightest metal ever discovered.

  • Discovery of Graphene

    By creating sheets of graphite and putting them into silicon dioxide liquid, a material known as Graphene was made. It is a strong and delicate material.