Bessemer
[bes-uh-mer]
- Sir Henry,1813–98, English engineer: inventor of the Bessemer process.
- a city in central Alabama.
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Examples from the Web for bessemer
Contemporary Examples
It must have taken no small amount of courage to then present himself in Bessemer the following night.
Historical Examples
The way in which Bessemer challenged the trade was itself unusual.
The Beginnings of Cheap SteelPhilip W. Bishop
Before long, what is known as the "Bessemer process" was invented.
Diggers in the EarthEva March Tappan
What have been the effects of Bessemer steel on the carrying power of railways?
Commercial GeographyJacques W. Redway
This was the first steel rail, now called Bessemer rail, ever used.
The Johnstown HorrorJames Herbert Walker
Now, in the Bessemer converter the carbon was almost entirely consumed.
Stories of InventionEdward E. Hale
Word Origin and History for bessemer
Bessemer
in reference to the process for decarbonizing and desiliconizing pig iron by passing air through the molten metal, 1856, named for engineer and inventor Sir Harry Bessemer (1813-1898) who invented it.
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