City of Steel - How Pittsburgh Became Worlds Steelmaking Capital During Carnegie Era

In this book, Kobus explores the evolution of the steel industry to celebrate the innovation and technology that created and sustained Pittsburgh's steel boom.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. Pittsburgh Enters the Metals Industry

1. Wrought Iron or Puddling
2. Crucible Steel
Part II. The Beginnings of Smelting-A Trinity of Iron

1. Fuels & Transportation.
2. Clinton, Lucy and Isabella
Part III. The Move to Mass Produced Steelmaking

3. Bessemers Arrive at Braddock
4. Homestead and the Development of the Basic Open Hearth
5. The Duquesne Revolution
Part IV. Analysis

6. How the Puzzle Fits - The End of a Remarkable Era





Über den Autor / die Autorin










Kenneth J. Kobus is a railroad and steel industry expert. He has worked in the steel industry in western Pennsylvania for over forty years.




Zusammenfassung

In this book, Kobus explores the evolution of the steel industry to celebrate the innovation and technology that created and sustained Pittsburgh’s steel boom.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Kenneth J. Kobus, Kobus Kenneth J.
• Mitarbeit: T.C. Graham (Vorwort)
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.04.2023
• EAN: 9781538181720
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-8172-0
• Seiten: 316
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Einzelne Wirtschaftszweige, Branchen; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Engineering, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing, c 1800 to c 1900, Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899, History of the Americas, Manufacturing industries, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history, Iron, Steel & Metals Industries, Iron, steel and other metal industries