Fortune, Failure, and the Converter
Michael Webster
Broschiertes Buch

Fortune, Failure, and the Converter

Sir Henry Bessemer

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Architect of the Age of Steel Before Henry Bessemer, steel was a precious commodity. After him, the material that built the modern world was cheap, abundant, and everywhere. This is the definitive history of Sir Henry Bessemer (1813-1898), the self-taught mechanic and industrial outsider who single-handedly launched the Second Industrial Revolution. It chronicles his unique trajectory: from securing a hidden fortune with a closely guarded bronze powder secret, to overcoming the catastrophic failure of his early process, and finally conquering a skeptical world with the revolutionary Bessemer c...