1887 ⟶ MacArthur-Forrest Process Developed for Gold Extraction
John Stewart MacArthur, working in collaboration with brothe...
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🔨 Jonathan J. Couch Invents the Pneumatic Drill
Jonathan J. Couch invents the pneumatic drill.⟶
Industrial RevolutionConstructionMiningTools
United Kingdom🏭 Bessemer Process Patented
Henry Bessemer patents the Bessemer process for making steel, with improvements made by others over the following years.⟶
Industrial RevolutionSteel ProductionMetallurgyManufacturingEconomy
United Kingdom⛏️ MacArthur-Forrest Process Developed for Gold Extraction
John Stewart MacArthur, working in collaboration with brothers Dr. Robert and Dr. William Forrest, develops the process of gold cyanidation.⟶
MiningGold RushMetallurgyIndustrial RevolutionExtraction
🧪 Carl Josef Bayer Invents the Bayer Process
Carl Josef Bayer invents the Bayer process for the production of alumina.⟶
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Germany🧹 First Powered Vacuum Cleaner Patented
The first motorized cleaner using suction, a powered "vacuum cleaner", is patented independently by Hubert Cecil Booth and David T. Kenney.⟶
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United States🏭 Basic Oxygen Steelmaking Developed
Basic oxygen steelmaking is developed by Robert Durrer. The majority of steel manufactured in the world is produced using the basic oxygen furnace; in 2000, it accounted for 60% of global steel output.⟶
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