Hidden away in the October 17, 1856 edition of The Engineer, is the claim that Henry Bessemer was not the true inventor of the Bessemer Process. Delving into The Engineer’s archive, though, begs the question: was Bessemer the true inventor of his process, or just the first to commercialise it? This did lead to Kelley gaining the patent for the Bessemer Process in the US, and his name still subsequently remains within the history of engineering. Before now, J. G. Martien was to remain forgotten in the archives. Though it may have been money and status that allowed Bessemer to surpass Martien and Kelley’s claims, his grandeur as an engineer at the time, and the years after his invention, is undeniably deserved.

Source: The Guardian October 02, 2023 17:30 UTC