Synonyms:
Bessemer, Sir_Henry_Bessemer
Meaning: British inventor and metallurgist who developed the Bessemer process (1813-1898)
Usage examples
"I knew it was a commercial problem to produce high-grade Bessemer ore from these deposits, and took steps to acquire a large amount of the property.
Hence the iron and steel mills east of the Alleghanies--compelled to rely on limited local deposits of Bessemer ore, and upon foreign ores which were constantly rising in value--began to sustain a serious competition with Western mills, even in Eastern markets.