| Most of what we learn in high school
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| | Fortunately for Edison,
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| history about Thomas
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| | he continued his work on the phonograph
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| Edison is all about his successful
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| | and motion pictures,
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| inventions. Thomas Edison
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| | and remained financially intact.Finding
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| electricity, the phonograph, and on and
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| | a cheaper way to produce steel was not
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| on.
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| | only important to the
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| We know that Thomas Edison held over
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| | financial enhancement of Edison but
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| 1,093 patents for
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| | important to the American
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| a number of different types of
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| | economy. After 1840 the American iron
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| inventions. What we don't know or we
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| | industry was experiencing
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| very seldom hear is about his failures.
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| | a revitalization but American was not
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| One of the most noted failures was his
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| | the major steel producer in
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| inability to find an
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| | the world.In 1844, government surveyors
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| effective way to mine iron ore.Iron is
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| | found a large iron ore deposit of
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| the cheapest and most common metal
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| | anthracite in the Great Lakes area.
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| available for
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| | Pennsylvania became the nation's
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| mining. Iron is used for making steel.
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| | leading supplier of iron and steel. With
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| Steel, at the time
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| | the discovery of the rich
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| that Edison was working on his
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| | iron ore around Lake Superior and the
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| invention, was very expensive.
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| | ability to transport the
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| The world now and during the life of
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| | bounty the mine produce by water,
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| Edison is very dependent
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| | Pennsylvania became the center
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| on steel.If Edison was successful in
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| | of American iron and steel
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| creating the extraction process
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| | production.British engineer Henry
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| he would have earned billions of dollars
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| | Bessemer perfected a steel extraction
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| in income,
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| | process. He completed the work that
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| The possibilities that would extend from
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| | Thomas Edison had started.
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| that success
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| | Bessemer developed an iron smelting
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| would also create millions of jobs, and
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| | process that made it possible
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| spur other
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| | to produce large quantities of steel.
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| inventions.Iron is useless in its pure
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| | Some manufacturers of steel
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| form. Iron is brittle and cannot be used
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| | use his process to this day.The
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| to manufacture any products because of
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| | invention was an economical and an
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| this
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| | efficient process to make
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| and other characteristics. Iron in its
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| | steel from iron ore. But a better
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| pure form is a
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| | process was introduced
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| silver color. The gray that we see in
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| | By Abram S. Hewitt who became a steel
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| iron comes from
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| | magnate that rivaled
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| combining iron with oxygen. But iron is
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| | Andrew Carnegie was the first American
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| not adaptable to
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| | to try the Bessemer
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| any practical applications on its
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| | process. He then improved on the
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| own.That is why the discovery of an
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| | process to develop the
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| effective extraction process
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| | the open-hearth converter. American
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| was important. Edison worked on this
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| | steel makers preferred
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| extraction process
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| | the process of Hewitt to that of
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| from 1880 to 1890. For over ten years,
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| | Bessemer.The low cost of steel production
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| he performed experiments,
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| | after this discovery
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| hired scientist, and other experts to
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| | changed the balance for American
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| perfect his extraction
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| | industries. American
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| process. The impetus was to provide iron
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| | Industry could now lead the world in
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| ore to the Pennsylvania
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| | steel production.
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| steel mills.Edison moved his office from
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| | In 1873 the United States, produced
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| a comfortable building to actually
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| | nearly 115,000
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| work in the old iron mines to find an
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| | tons of steel. As the price of steel
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| economical process to satisfy
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| | continued to drop,
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| the insatiable demands for steel . The
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| | It was possible to use steel in several
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| testing and processing of
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| | industries.Over 70% of the finished steel
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| his experiments was very expensive. To
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| | that is produced in
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| finance his invention
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| | the United states goes to automotive
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| Edison sold all his stock in General
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| | industry.For more information on iron or
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| Electric. His heirs still
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| | more specifically wrought iron decor try
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| regret that to this day.Edison was never
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| | visiting where you will find information
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| able to find a way to extract the iron
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| | on wrought iron chandeliers, iron beds,
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| from unusable,
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| | iron gates, cast iron skillets, ieon
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| low grade ores. Edison eventually
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| | railings, iron patio furniture and cast
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| abandoned the project. He never
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| | iron cookware.
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| recouped his money that he had invested.
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