henry cort

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Definition of henry cort in English English dictionary

born 1740, Lancaster, Lancashire, Eng. died 1800, London British inventor and industrialist. In 1783 he obtained a patent for producing iron bars quickly and economically in a rolling mill with grooved rolls. The following year he patented his puddling process for converting pig iron into wrought iron in a reverberatory furnace. His two inventions had a significant effect on Britain's iron-making industry, and iron production quadrupled in the next 20 years

Hyphenation

Hen·ry cor·t

Turkish pronunciation

henri kôrt

Pronunciation

/ˈhenrē ˈkôrt/ /ˈhɛnriː ˈkɔːrt/