1865Siemens-Martin Process for Steel Production Invented

Carl Wilhelm Siemens and Pierre-Émile Martin invented the Si...
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🏭 Bessemer Process Revolutionizes Steel Production

Bessemer process enables steel to be mass-produced.
Bessemer Process Revolutionizes Steel Production (1855)
Industrial RevolutionSteelMetallurgyManufacturingMass ProductionEconomic Development
United KingdomUnited KingdomUnited StatesUnited States

🏭 Mushet Develops Steel Production Method

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.
Mushet Develops Steel Production Method (1856)
SteelIndustrial RevolutionMetallurgyManufacturingEconomy
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🏭 Siemens-Martin Process for Steel Production Invented

Carl Wilhelm Siemens and Pierre-Émile Martin invented the Siemens-Martin process for making steel.
Siemens-Martin Process for Steel Production Invented (1865)
Industrial RevolutionSteelManufacturingMetallurgy
GermanyGermanyFranceFrance

⚙️ Robert Mushet Develops Tungsten Steel

Robert Forester Mushet discovers that alloying steel with tungsten produces a harder, more durable alloy.
Robert Mushet Develops Tungsten Steel (1868)
SteelMetallurgyIndustrial RevolutionManufacturingMaterials Science
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🧪 Stainless Steel Invention and Early Commercialization

J.E.T. Woods and J. Clark invented stainless steel. Harry Brearley was the first to commercialize it.
Stainless Steel Invention and Early Commercialization (1872)
MetallurgyMaterial ScienceIndustrial RevolutionSteelManufacturing
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🚗 Gottlieb Daimler Establishes Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft

Gottlieb Daimler founds his manufacturing company in Germany, ancestor of Mercedes-Benz.
Gottlieb Daimler Establishes Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (1890)
Industrial RevolutionAutomobile IndustryTransportationGerman EmpireManufacturing
GermanyGermany