Bessemer, Sir Henry
Other Business Names:
- Bessemer, Henry, & Co
- Mushet, Robert
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
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Basic metals production
Iron, steel & related alloys production
Notes:
Sir Henry Bessemer, 1813-98, was primarily an inventor; in late 1850s he developed a process which produced 'mild steel' which had very wide industrial uses and came to dominate in UK output. In this he was assisted by the inventions of Robert Mushet with whom he was subsequently in dispute over recognition of his input. Established Henry Bessemer & Co at Sheffield to trial his invention and thereafter sold licences for its use in Britain, United States, etc
Publications:
- Bessemer steelmaking process by Gale, W K V
- Creators of the Age of Steel by Jeans, William T
- 'Henry Bessemer' in Kings of British Commerce by Unknown
- 'Romance of invention. Sir Henry Bessemer' in J Hogg (ed), Fortunes Made in Business. Volume 1 by Unknown
- 'Sir Henry Bessemer, 1813-98, and the coming of cheap steel' in W H Chaloner, People and Industries by Chaloner, W H
- 'Sir Henry Bessemer. A maker of other people's fortunes' in Fortunes Made in Business. Life struggles of successful people by Unknown
- Sir Henry Bessemer. An autobiography by Bessemer, Henry
- Sir Henry Bessemer. Father of the steel industry by Bodsworth, C (ed)
- 'Sir Henry Bessemer' in Royal Album of Arts and Industries of Great Britain by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Bessemer, Henry, & Co
- Mushet, Robert
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
- Basic metals production Iron, steel & related alloys production
Notes:
Sir Henry Bessemer, 1813-98, was primarily an inventor; in late 1850s he developed a process which produced 'mild steel' which had very wide industrial uses and came to dominate in UK output. In this he was assisted by the inventions of Robert Mushet with whom he was subsequently in dispute over recognition of his input. Established Henry Bessemer & Co at Sheffield to trial his invention and thereafter sold licences for its use in Britain, United States, etcPublications:
- Bessemer steelmaking process by Gale, W K V
- Creators of the Age of Steel by Jeans, William T
- 'Henry Bessemer' in Kings of British Commerce by Unknown
- 'Romance of invention. Sir Henry Bessemer' in J Hogg (ed), Fortunes Made in Business. Volume 1 by Unknown
- 'Sir Henry Bessemer, 1813-98, and the coming of cheap steel' in W H Chaloner, People and Industries by Chaloner, W H
- 'Sir Henry Bessemer. A maker of other people's fortunes' in Fortunes Made in Business. Life struggles of successful people by Unknown
- Sir Henry Bessemer. An autobiography by Bessemer, Henry
- Sir Henry Bessemer. Father of the steel industry by Bodsworth, C (ed)
- 'Sir Henry Bessemer' in Royal Album of Arts and Industries of Great Britain by Unknown