Steel is arguably the most important structural material ever invented.
By discovering how to efficiently use oxygen to de-carburize iron, Henry Bessemer is often 
seen as the father of modern steelmaking. But the history of steelmaking has many important contributors and critical developments.
Stretching back 4000 years and including some of the wealthiest individuals ever, the history is itself a story of mankind's efforts to better understand metals and how to make them work for our own ambitions.
To read a brief history of steel, click here.
Image: Basic oxygen steelmaking at Tata Steel's Port Talbot facility. Copyright © Tata Steel/Newscast
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cool~your article taught me a lot about the history of steel that I didn’t know.