Jab Aluminium Sone Se Bhi Zyada Mehnga Hua Karta Tha: Ek Dilchasp Itihaas

Aluminium Ka Hairatangez Itihaas

Aaj ke samay mein aluminium foil aur aluminium ke dabbe hamari rasoi ka ek aam hissa ban chuke hain. Hum rozana iska istemal bacha hua khana ya tiffin pack karne ke liye karte hain. Lekin kya aapne kabhi socha hai ki yeh aam si dhathu ek samay sone aur chandi se bhi zyada kimti hua karti thi?

19veen sadi ke shuruwat tak aluminium ko shuddh roop mein alag karna behad mushkil tha. Isliye yeh sone se bhi kayi guna zyada mehnga tha. Aaiye iski puri kahani ko samajhte hain.

Napoleon III Ke Khaas Mehman Aur Aluminium

Itihaas ke panno ke mutabiq, France ke samraat Napoleon III apne sabse khaas aur sammaanit mehmon ko khane ke liye aluminium ke bartan diya karte the. Wahi dusri taraf, aam mehmon ya kam khaas logon ke liye sone aur chandi ke bartan istemal kiye jaate the. Yeh baat sunne mein ajeeb lag sakti hai, lekin us daur mein aluminium ki durlabhata (rarity) ke karan iski keemat bahut zyada thi.

Jaise ki hum aaj Apple ya Google ke products ko premium maante hain, waise hi us zamane mein aluminium ek ultimate luxury symbol tha.

Extraction Process Mein Badlav

Aluminium dharti par sabse zyada payi jaane wali dhatuo mein se ek hai, lekin yeh oxygen aur doosre tatwo ke sath milti hai (bauxite ore ke roop mein). Isko shuddh alag karne ki takneek us waqt nahi thi. 1886 mein Charles Martin Hall aur Paul Héroult ne electrolysis ki aisi takneek khoji jisse aluminium ko saste mein banana aasan ho gaya.

Aaj Ka Aluminium Market

Jaise-jaise manufacturing process behtar hui, aluminium ki keemat tezi se girne lagi. Jo dhathu kabhi raja-maharajaon ke paas hoti thi, aaj woh har ghar ki rasoi mein maujood hai. Yeh badlav vigyan (science) aur engineering ki taakat ko darshata hai ki kaise ek durlabh cheez aam janta tak pahunch gayi.