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Detailed explanation-1: -He also came up with the Bessemer converter, a huge egg-shaped contraption into which molten pig iron could be poured and then air could be blown from below after it is tilted. Using this, Bessemer was able to cheaply produce large quantities of steel.

Detailed explanation-2: -Born in Hertfordshire, England, Bessemer received 110 patents throughout his life. His inventions included a solar furnace, a way to make graphite for pencils, an astronomical telescope, and a diamond-polishing machine.

Detailed explanation-3: -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. He was knighted in 1879.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Bessemer Process was the first inexpensive industrial process that allowed for the mass production of steel. Before the development of an open-mouth furnace, the process used a molten pig iron to melt iron. The real difference with this process was that air was forced through the molten iron to remove impurities.

Detailed explanation-5: -1856: Englishman Henry Bessemer receives a U.S. patent for a new steelmaking process that revolutionizes the industry. The Bessemer converter was a squat, ugly, clay-lined crucible that simplified the problem of removing impurities-excess manganese and carbon, mostly-from pig iron through the process of oxidation.