Julian Oliver on Nostr: The widely told hero story that Britain innovated the technique to make wrought iron ...
The widely told hero story that Britain innovated the technique to make wrought iron from scrap, propelling it in the Industrial Revolution as a powerhouse, turns out to be false.
Named after the British entrepreneur that capitalised upon it, the 'Cort Process' to make wrought iron was in fact stolen from 76 black metallurgists near Iron Bay, Jamaica. Cort patented it in the 1780's, claimed to be inventor, & forcibly shut down the Jamaican foundry.
New research:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07341512.2023.2220991
Named after the British entrepreneur that capitalised upon it, the 'Cort Process' to make wrought iron was in fact stolen from 76 black metallurgists near Iron Bay, Jamaica. Cort patented it in the 1780's, claimed to be inventor, & forcibly shut down the Jamaican foundry.
New research:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07341512.2023.2220991