To turn pig iron into steel, the Englishman Bessemer invented a furnace like the one that can still be seen today in Gävle, Sweden.
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Bessemer
/ˈbɛsəmə/
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The Englishman Bessemer invented a furnace, like the one that can still be seen today in Gävle, Sweden, to turn pig iron into steel.
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On the other hand, a steel manufacturer who does not make Bessemer is said to have "boasted" — that was the word used — that he had bought steel for $50 per ton and sold it for $250.
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