Read More People of Steel: Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie Significant steel years 1864-1901 Financial player in steel in America Dying with the title “richest American”, charismatic and socially popular Andrew Carnegie [...] November 17, 2023
Read More People of Steel: Samuel Livingston Mather Samuel Livingston Mather Significant working years mid-1870s-early 1930s Expanded the iron operations in the Great Lakes region, specifically Cleveland Samuel Livingston Mather, Jr. was [...] November 10, 2023
Read More People of Steel: Alexander Lyman Holley Alexander Lyman Holley (significant steel working years mid 1850s-early 1880s) Brought the Bessemer process to the United States Alexander Lyman Holley moves our series [...] October 27, 2023
Read More People of Steel: Siemens and Martin Carl Wilhem Siemens & Pierre-Èmile Martin (significant steel contributions 1850s-1865) Our past couple of People of Steel posts focused on Bessemer with his crucible [...] October 20, 2023
Read More People of Steel: Sidney Gilchrist Thomas and Percy Gilchrist Sidney Gilchrist Thomas and Percy Gilchrist (significant working years 1875-1883) The Gilchrist-Thomas (or basic) method for processing iron, innovated by cousins Sidney Gilchrist Thomas [...] October 13, 2023
Read More People of Steel: Robert Mushet Robert Mushet (significant working years– late-1850s through early-1880s) First commercial steel alloy Robert Forester Mushet made several contributions to the iron and steel industry [...] October 6, 2023
Read More People of Steel: Benjamin Huntsman Benjamin Huntsman Inventor of Crucible Steel Method (1740) Benjamin Huntsman invented crucible steel with a more even composition and greater purity than previous [...] September 15, 2023
Read More People of Steel: The Abraham Darbys The Abraham Darbys First ironmaster to successfully smelt iron ore with coke father (late 1700s-late 1710s), son (late 1750s-early 1760s), grandson (late 1760s-early 1790s) [...] September 7, 2023
