JOURNAL ARTICLE

Englishman stole metal innovation.

  • Published In: New Scientist, 2023, v. 259, n. 3447. P. 14 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: MARSHALL, MICHAEL 3 of 3

Abstract

News A METALLURGICAL process that was crucial to the industrial revolution was invented by Black metallurgists, many of whom were enslaved - and not by British entrepreneur Henry Cort, who took the credit. Bulstrode also found a link from the foundry to Cort. "The next thing you get is sugar rollers in Henry Cort's foundry in Portsmouth", says Bulstrode. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:New Scientist. 2023/07, Vol. 259, Issue 3447, p14
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0262-4079
  • Accession Number:164826466
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