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Man of Steel: Sir Henry Bessemer

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One hundred years ago today Sir Henry Bessemer announced his invention of a steelmaking process which was to prove the bed-rock of modern industrial life.
Robert Reid and Langton Highton show film of the process and discuss the man, his many inventions, and their influence on the world of the nineteenth century.
From the BBC's North of England studios

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Presenter:
Robert Reid
Guest:
Langton Highton
Presented by:
Ray Lakeland
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