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Definition of Bessemer
1. Noun. British inventor and metallurgist who developed the Bessemer process (1813-1898).
Generic synonyms: Artificer, Discoverer, Inventor, Metallurgical Engineer, Metallurgist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bessemer
Literary usage of Bessemer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Text-book of the Materials of Engineering by Herbert Fisher Moore, Harrison Frederick Gonnerman (1920)
"The Bessemer Converter.—The purification of pig iron is carried on, ... The usual
capacity of a Bessemer converter is from 10 to 20 tons of molten metal per ..."
2. Men of the Time: A Dictionary of Contemporaries, Containing Biographical by Thompson Cooper (1879)
"The first honorary recognition of the importance of the Bessemer process in this
country was made by the Institution of Civil Engineers about 1858, ..."
3. The Iron Ores of Lake Superior: Containing Some Facts of Interest Relating by Crowell & Murray (1917)
"Since 1872 Bessemer ores have commanded a better price than Non-Bessemer ores.
... For instance, at 1917 prices, the base Old Range Bessemer ore is worth ..."
4. History of the Manufacture of Iron in All Ages: And Particularly in the by James Moore Swank (1892)
"THE Bessemer process for the manufacture of steel consists in forcing streams
... The product is Bessemer steel, of a quality or temper corresponding to the ..."
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