The Creators of the Age of Steel
Seiten
2011
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-02692-5 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-02692-5 (ISBN)
In this 1884 book, Jeans examines the work of the men who he considered had contributed most to the iron and steel industries of the nineteenth century. Their work made possible many technological developments by allowing higher-quality metals to be produced at lower cost.
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.
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.
Introduction; Sir Henry Bessemer; Sir William Siemens; Sir Joseph Whitworth; Sir John Brown; S. G. Thomas; G. J. Snelus; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.5.2011 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Technology |
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 460 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte |
| Technik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-02692-3 / 1108026923 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-02692-5 / 9781108026925 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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