The Creators of the Age of Steel - Couverture souple

Jeans, William Tulloch

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1108026923 ISBN 13 : 9781108026925

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

First published in 1884, this book describes the achievements of six major figures in nineteenth-century engineering and metallurgy.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

William Tulloch Jeans (1848–1907) was a parliamentary journalist with an interest in economics and technology. This book was first published in 1884, and comprises biographies of six men whom Jeans believed to have made significant contributions to the development of modern steel technology. The Bessemer process revolutionised steel-making, reducing the cost and allowing steel to replace the much more brittle iron in civil engineering projects such as bridges. Siemens' regenerative furnace allowed much more fuel-efficient manufacture of steel. Sir Joseph Whitworth developed a method of producing stronger steel by removing blowholes in the ingots. Sir John Brown's rolled steel was used in almost all the British navy's armour-plated ships. The work of Sidney Gilchrist Thomas and George Snelus on reducing phosphorus content in steel meant low-grade ores could be used. The combined researches of these men transformed modern industrial and engineering methods.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1108026923
• ISBN 13: 9781108026925
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 362
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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