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(KSL News) A prominent Utah scientist who was the first person to create a man-made diamond died at the age of 88.
In 1954, Doctor H. Tracy Hall became the first man to ever create a diamond from carbon.
His creation became the cornerstone of the industrial diamond industry and is now used throughout the world for such things as grinding lenses, cutting concrete and drilling for oil.
Funeral services for Hall will be held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock at the Pleasant View First Ward.
