Born January 19, 1813
Charlton, England
Died March 15, 1898
London, England
British engineer, inventor
"I had an immense advantage over many others dealing with the problem of reducing the cost of making steel inasmuch as I had no fixed ideas derived from long-established practice to control and bias my mind, and did not suffer from the general belief that whatever is, is right."
Henry Bessemer devised a quicker, more efficient way of making steel, which led to steel replacing cast iron as the metal of preference in making railroad tracks, military weapons, and structures like bridges and skyscrapers. His invention, the Bessemer furnace, or converter,...
Source: Industrial Revolution: Biographies, ©2003 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
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