Properties (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Person
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Sheffield_steel_industry
Industrial Revolution Technological advancements in metallurgy Steel industry innovations |
| gptkbp:awards |
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Sheffield
|
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1813-01-19
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Charlton,_Kent,_England
|
| gptkbp:children |
3
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
Civil engineering
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
Mass production of steel
Facilitated mass production of steel products Improved steel quality |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1898-03-15
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| gptkbp:deathPlace |
gptkb:London,_England
|
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Arts
|
| gptkbp:field |
Industrial engineering
Materials science Metallurgy |
| gptkbp:founded |
gptkb:Bessemer_Steel_Works
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Thomas Bessemer
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Reduced cost of steel production
Transformed steel manufacturing. |
| gptkbp:influenced |
Construction industry
Steel industry Manufacturing processes Engineering practices Global steel market Economic development of steel industry Modern steel production |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Henry_Bessemer
|
| gptkbp:inventor |
1855
Bessemer_process_for_steelmaking |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Engineering
Innovations in metallurgy Advancements in steelmaking technology Bessemer_process |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Bessemer_process_is_still_used_today.
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
British
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
First successful Bessemer process in 1856
Pioneered steelmaking methods |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:Bessemer_converter
Bessemer_process_improvements |
| gptkbp:occupation |
Inventor
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| gptkbp:patentCitation |
gptkb:Bessemer_converter
|
| gptkbp:patentType |
Process patent
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Industrial materials
Steelmaking technology Steel production techniques |
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:London
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_Bessemer
|
| gptkbp:workLocation |
gptkb:Sheffield
|