Project Gutenberg 2009-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 362 Bishop, Philip W. 1991 The beginnings of cheap steel Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Beginnings of Cheap Steel" by Philip W. Bishop is a historical account likely written in the mid-20th century. This scholarly work examines the development of the Bessemer process, which revolutionized steel production in the mid-19th century. It focuses on the competition among various inventors, including Henry Bessemer, Joseph Gilbert Martien, and Robert Mushet, and how their contributions and controversies played a crucial role in making steel more accessible and affordable. The book delves into the technological advancements preceding and following the Bessemer process, exploring the challenges and innovations in steel manufacturing from the 1850s onwards. Bishop revisits the claims of priority among different inventors, assessing the roles they played in developing new methodologies for producing steel. He explores the intricacies of patent disputes and rivalries, particularly highlighting how industrial interests and personal ambitions shaped the trajectory of what would become a cornerstone of modern industrialization. Through detailed analysis and contemporary accounts, the narrative provides insight into the socio-economic impacts of these innovations on the steel industry and industrial production practices overall. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Bessemer process Steel Q TN Text Technology Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Engineering & Technology 156724 2025-10-12T08:35:05.112935 text/html 143309 2021-01-05T10:41:03 text/html 324893 2025-10-12T08:35:11.455863 application/epub+zip 325850 2025-10-12T08:35:08.031898 application/epub+zip 102329 2025-10-12T08:35:06.844891 application/epub+zip 453895 2025-10-12T08:35:13.789821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442301 2025-10-12T08:35:10.699849 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202067 2022-08-13T12:57:33.094127 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115211 2025-10-12T08:35:04.484861 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 115009 2021-01-05T10:41:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 115000 2021-01-05T10:41:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20431 2025-10-12T08:35:13.928853 application/rdf+xml 12046 2025-10-12T08:35:07.353841 image/jpeg 2940 2025-10-12T08:35:07.098864 image/jpeg 42244 2021-01-05T10:41:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 221164 2021-01-05T10:41:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 42220 2021-01-05T10:41:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 291971 2025-10-12T08:35:05.135869 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog