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15 matches to Steel
Bessemer, Henry. 1813-98. English inventor of economical steel making process, 1856.
Brearly, Harry. English. Stainless steel 1913.
Carnegie, Andrew. 1835-1919. Scottish/US steel magnate, philanthropist.
Deere, John. 1804-86. US inventor of steel plow.
Homestead Strike. 1892. Carnegie Steel hires breakers. Gun battle ensues.
International. 1920-. Style of architecture. Glass and steel. Gropius. Le Corbusier.
Krupp. 1587-1968. German family of arms manufacturers. Steel works 1812. Canon 1847. Used slave labour in WWII.
Merchants of the Steelyards. -1598. German traders in London.
Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig. 1886-1969. German/US Bauhaus architect. Glass and steel. Glass Skyscraper 1921. -“less is more”.
Nationalization. Siezing of private enterprises by government with or without compensation. 1946-9 England: Banks, Railways, Mines, Steel, Electricity, Gas. 1946-9 France: Coal, Electricity, Gas, Transport. 1918 Russia: Banks, Insurance, Industry. 1951 Iran: Oil.
Roebling, John. 1806-69. US civil enginerer. First steel cable suspension bridges. Began Brooklyn Bridge.
Ruhr. German steel region. Occupied by France 1923-30. Heavily bombed in WWII.
Steel, Pact of. 1939-43. Germany-Italy mutual aid. Axis.
Steele, Richard. 1672-1729. English dramatist, essayist. Tatler 1709-11. Spectator 1711-12.
Wright, Frank Lloyd. 1869-1959. US “organic” architect. Introduced glass and steel forms. Guggenhem Museum 1943-59. Taliesin West 1938.