Henry Bessemer
Henry Bessemer
Sir Henry Bessemerwas an English inventor, whose steelmaking process would become the most important technique for making steel in the nineteenth century. He also established the town of Sheffield as a major industrial centre...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth19 January 1813
english-scientist factory ground necessary next plan
The ground for the factory having been chosen, and a long lease of the premises obtained, I had next to plan the necessary buildings.