Dr Baker, One of the Early Visionaries of Steel

By Rob Ellis | 22nd November, 2016 At one time, the manufacture of metals was the sole preserve of single craftsmen. Blacksmiths worked all day in front of a large fire, hammer in one hand and an anvil at his feet. As things moved on to the Industrial Revolution, the manufacture of steel had moved into large foundries and the race to produce more, faster and better quality was moving into overdrive. All of a sudden, the experience that blacksmiths gained over a lifetime was being logged, distilled and improved by scientists. Chemists were very quickly becoming sought after and highly in demand to identify and solve the problems of varying quality in iron and steel stock and influencing the direction the industry would take for years. One such man was the larger than life Dr William Baker.

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