Thursday, October 7, 2010

DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIES

METALLURGY
  • A DOMAIN OF MATERIALS SCIENCE THAT STUDIES THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMISTRY BEHAVIOR OF METALLIC ELEMENTS
  • COMMONLY USED IN THE CRAFT OF METAL WORKING
  • A MAJOR CHANGE WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF ORGANIC FUELS BASED ON WOOD WITH FOSSIL FUELS BASED ON COAL
  • PRODUCTION OF CAST STEEL
IRON AND STEEL
  • ABUNDANT CHEAP IRON
  • CAST IRON WAS AVAILABLE FOR MECHANICAL DEVICES
  • HENRY BESSEMER & SIEMERS MARTIN PROCESSES THAT HELP TO IMPROVE THE INDUSTRY
LOW GRADE INDUSTRIES
  • S.G. THOMAS & PERCY GILCHRIST INVENTED THE SLOG
  • DISCOVERY OF ALLOYS
STEAM BOAT AND SHIP
  • ROBERT FULTON PROVED THE VALUE OF HIS SMOKE BELCHING INVENTION "THE CLERMONT STEAMBOAT"

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