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Definition: The Bessemer Steel Process was a process of producing high-quality steel by shooting air into molten steel to burn off carbon and other impurities. It was named for the British inventor Sir Henry Bessemer, who worked to develop the process in the 1850s.
Air is blown through molten pig iron to oxidize and remove unwanted impurities.Modern steel is made using technology based on Bessemer's process. Bessemer was knighted in 1879 for his contribution to science. The Bessemer Process for mass-producing steel, was named after Bessemer.