19th Century Bessemer furnace. Historical artwork of men at a forge using the Bessemer process to make steel. The Bessemer, or Thomas-Gilchrist, proce

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19th Century Bessemer furnace. Historical artwork of men at a forge using the Bessemer process to make steel. The Bessemer, or Thomas-Gilchrist, process was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass-production of steel from molten pig iron. Published in Harper's Weekly magazine, in 1889.

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Photo credit: © LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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