The invention:
Known as the basic oxygen, or L-D, process, a
method for producing steel that worked about twelve times
faster than earlier methods.
The people behind the invention:
Henry Bessemer (1813-1898), the English inventor of a process
for making steel from iron
Robert Durrer (1890-1978), a Swiss scientist who first proved
the workability of the oxygen process in a laboratory
F. A. Loosley (1891-1966), head of research and development at
Dofasco Steel in Canada
Theodor Suess (1894-1956), works manager at Voest