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In the mid-nineteenth century the Bessemer process for making cheap steel revitalised industrial growth which had hit a bottle-neck in the production of malleable iron. The making of cheap steel ma...rked the beginning of the modern world through developments such as the steel framed sky-scraper. Henry Bessemer is the acknowledged inventor of the process which bore his name and made his fortune. But we discover that behind Bessemer's success lay other key innovators who were not so fortunate, including the ill-fated Robert Mushet who long fought for a share of rights to no avail. In the last ten minutes Peter Jones speaks to OU metallurgist Ken Reynolds about current trends in material science.
In the mid-nineteenth century the Bessemer process for making cheap steel revitalised industrial growth which had hit a bottle-neck in the production of malleable iron. The making of cheap steel ma...rked the beginning of the modern world through developments such as the steel framed sky-scraper. Henry Bessemer is the acknowledged inventor of the process which bore his name and made his fortune. But we discover that behind Bessemer's success lay other key innovators who were not so fortunate, including the ill-fated Robert Mushet who long fought for a share of rights to no avail. In the last ten minutes Peter Jones speaks to OU metallurgist Ken Reynolds about current trends in material science.
| Series: | Generals of the revolution; Series 2 |
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| Episode | 6 |
| First transmission date: | 1994 |
| Published: | 1994 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:30:59 |
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| Producer: | Dick Taylor |
| Contributors: | Peter Evans; Ken Reynolds |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Goran Fredrik Goransson; Henry Bessemer; James Nasmyth; Manganese; Metallurgists; Pig iron, cast iron; Puddling; Robert Mushet; Spiegeleisen; Steel |
| Master spool number: | 93YT0173 |
| Production number: | T004_06 |
| Available to public: | no |
