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Bessemer blowing
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Bessemer, Sir Henry — born Jan. 19, 1813, Charlton, Hertfordshire, Eng. died March 15, 1898, London British inventor and engineer. Son of a metallurgist, he set up his own casting business at 17. At that time the only iron based construction materials were cast iron… … Universalium
Bessemer process — Metall. a process of producing steel, in which impurities are removed by forcing a blast of air through molten iron. [1855 60; after H. BESSEMER] * * * Technique for converting pig iron to steel invented by Henry Bessemer in England in 1856 and… … Universalium
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Henry Bessemer — [Henry Bessemer] (1813–98) an English engineer and ↑inventor, best known for inventing the Bessemer process, a way of making steel by blowing air through melted iron to remove the other substances from it. He was made a ↑knight in 1879 … Useful english dictionary
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