There were several things that were circumstantial about this discovery.
* Jeremy had tickets to the 2006 World Cup Final in Germany. This led to a visit to Augsburg that stimulated the original ideas.
* As a kid, Jeremy had played with
Etch A Sketch and understanding how it works inspired the basic idea on how to "write" the circuit onto the interface.* The original fabrication was not done under vacuum but in air. It turned out that the water vapour present was essential to inducing charge carriers into the interface.
When I started writing this post I thought the discovery involved serendipity, but that involves more when one is looking for something different.
Yes I was also there at Bangalore conference. It was truly fascinating talk.
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