Bessemer
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- proper noun
- /ˈbɛsəmər/
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Bessemer
- The Black River along the western side of the mountains flows north, and the Black River Scenic Byway goes north from Bessemer, MI.
- Bessemer process
- Henry Bessemer
Examples
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Low-cost Bessemer steel replaced iron for railway construction, and by the end of the century, 200,000 miles of railroads crisscrossed the American landscape.
Academic text (2006) -
Alexander Holley, one of the founders of ASME, and others in America advanced the Bessemer process of burning out carbon from molten metal, enabling the United States to expand its steel industry.
Academic text (2006) -
In addition, we would like to thank the Bessemer City School System and Mary Fitzpatrick, Safe and Drug-Free Schools Coordinator, for making available the data used in this study.
Academic text (2004) -
The highest growth in the U.S. economy occurred from about 1880 to 1910, due to Bessemer steel making, railroads lowering the distribution cost of goods, and electrification.
Blog text (23) -
A smell of hot iron and coal smoke drifted down through the wet along with the clangor of the works and multicolored volcanoes of sparks from the Bessemer converters.
Fiction book (2000) -
Sir Henry Bessemer invented the process that revolutionized steel production in the 19th century.
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The Bessemer process allowed factories to produce steel at a much lower cost than before.
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Many engineers attribute their success in steel manufacturing to the innovations of Bessemer.
Compounds
- Archaic
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A method that makes steel by blowing air through liquid iron to remove carbon and other unwanted parts
- Archaic
A large furnace that turns molten iron into steel by blowing air through it
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bessemer is a family name now used for the famous Bessemer process because Sir Henry Bessemer, a British inventor, invented a fast, cheap way to make steel. So, Bessemer usually means the man or his method of making steel.