GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Henry Bessemer, in full Sir Henry Bessemer, (born January 19, 1813, Charlton, Hertfordshire, England-died March 15, 1898, London), inventor and engineer who developed the first process for manufacturing steel inexpensively (1856), leading to the development of the Bessemer converter .

Detailed explanation-2: -The Bessemer steel converter was a new way to create steel faster and for less money which revolutionized the steel production business. The converter uses hot air to blow onto molten metals which takes away carbon impurities creating pure steel.