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Henry Court Biography and Timeline

Follow Henry Court through 4 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Henry Court, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1783–1785Years on this page

1783

Invention of Puddling

Science / Technology

Henry Cort develops two significant iron manufacturing processes: rolling in 1783 and puddling in 1784, rolling replaces hammering for consolidating wrought iron and expelling some of the dross, rolling is 15 times faster than hammering with a trip hammer & puddling produces a structural grade iron at a relatively low cost

1784

Industrial Revolution

Science / Technology

Henry Cort develops two significant iron manufacturing processes: rolling in 1783 and puddling in 1784, rolling replaces hammering for consolidating wrought iron and expelling some of the dross, rolling is 15 times faster than hammering with a trip hammer & puddling produces a structural grade iron at a relatively low cost

Invention of Rolling

Science / Technology

Henry Cort develops two significant iron manufacturing processes: rolling in 1783 and puddling in 1784, rolling replaces hammering for consolidating wrought iron and expelling some of the dross, rolling is 15 times faster than hammering with a trip hammer & puddling produces a structural grade iron at a relatively low cost

1785

Industrial Revolution

Science / Technology

From 1785, imports decreased because of the new iron making technology, and Britain became an exporter of bar iron as well as manufactured wrought iron consumer goods

Records, sources and methodology

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