HIST 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Bessemer Process, Gilded Age, Justice Of The Peace
20 Sep 2016
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Replaces skilled workers: operating machinery requires little skill, managers don"t have to spend time and money on training them, workers become replaceable and cheap, virtually anyone can be hired-even children. Happened in the new england region of the country first beginning in the 1820"s, after the 1850"s the south undergoes the revolution. In terms of materials, steel began to replace iron. Bessemer converter (1856): made converting iron ore into steel much easier and more efficient. Invented the furnace that allowed the high carbon content of pig iron to be burnt away in a controlled and rapid way. The steel price dropped as a direct result, and. Bessemer steel was rapidly adopted for rails; however, it was not suitable for buildings and bridges. Andrew carnegie: made his fortune in the steel industry, controlling the most extensive integrated iron and steel operations ever owned by an individual in the united states.
