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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
There is no steel in nature. God came to Bessemer in a Sheffield whorehouse, explaining how to mass produce steel, and make England rich.
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In a
pub shurely?
Given that there are more pubs named after him than whorehouses.
Either that, or He made Bessemer immune to the pox in order to facilitate his process - he lived til 85. Not a bad innings, especially in those days.