The second most common substance found on the
earth's crust, making up 25% of the earths crust by mass*,
Silicon is the best semiconductor/dielectric, this has resulted in it being used primarily in computing: motherboards, graphics cards,
smart-phones, t.v's, microwaves, blenders, cars...etc. Silicon is simply a common metalloids/rock extracted from the earths crust, and sold to you by a company.
it was first discovered in 1787, however christians were too busy killing everyone, for anyone to figure out how useful this rock really was.
In the future (when privacy becomes illegal) silicon
chips will be implanted into the back of everyones hands, this
chip is called the rfid. But until another catastrophe is upon
us(orchestrated?) and people are convinced to sell their very last bit of
freedom for safety, silicon
will only make the headlines when its embedded into the tits, lips and arses of the overblown self-satisfying unnecessary celebrities.
*the first most common substance in the earths crust is oxygen