1868 ⟶ Mushet Discovers Tungsten Steel Alloy

Robert Forester Mushet discovers that alloying steel with tu...
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🔩 Faraday and Stoddart Discover Stainless Steel

Michael Faraday and James Stoddart discover alloying iron with chromium produces a stainless steel resistant to oxidising elements (rust).⟶
Faraday and Stoddart Discover Stainless Steel (1820)
ChemistryMaterials ScienceAlloysStainless SteelMichael FaradayJames Stoddart19th Century ChemistryCorrosion Resistance
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🏭 Robert Forester Mushet develops steel production process

Robert Forester Mushet develops a process for the decarbonisation, and re-carbonisation of iron, through the addition of a calculated quantity of spiegeleisen, to produce cheap, consistently high quality steel.⟶
Robert Forester Mushet develops steel production process (1856)
Steel ProductionDecarbonisationRobert Forester MushetMetallurgyIndustrial Revolution19th CenturyEngineering
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⚙️ Mushet Discovers Tungsten Steel Alloy

Robert Forester Mushet discovers that alloying steel with tungsten produces a harder, more durable alloy.⟶
Mushet Discovers Tungsten Steel Alloy (1868)
Materials ScienceMetallurgyMushetSteelAlloys19th CenturyTungstenIndustrial Revolution
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🔬 Miescher Discovers Nucleic Acids

Friedrich Miescher discovered nucleic acids in the nuclei of cells.⟶
Miescher Discovers Nucleic Acids (1869)
BiologyBiochemistryMiescherNucleic AcidsDNA19th CenturyMolecular BiologyCell Biology
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