EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The first proven synthetic diamonds were made by GE in 1954, under a project codenamed “Project Superpressure.” This project began in the 1940s, but World War II postponed the work. For years, scientists experimented with various methods, temperatures, and pressures to produce diamonds from carbon.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first synthetic diamonds (diamond grit) were produced in the early 1950s by researchers at the Allmanna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget Laboratory in Stockholm, Sweden.

Detailed explanation-3: -Diamond is the hardest natural material on earth. Synthetic diamonds are made on an industrial scale for use as abrasives.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first known (but initially not reported) diamond synthesis was achieved on February 16, 1953, in Stockholm by ASEA (Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget), Sweden’s major electrical equipment manufacturing company.