The Entire History of Steel

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Post by shawndumas » Wed, Jul 11, 2018, 3:21 AM UTC

The Entire History of Steel
popularmechanics.com

Re: The Entire History of Steel

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Post by _emacsomancer_ » Wed, Jul 11, 2018, 5:36 PM UTC

And it ultimately has a Lisp connection as well, given the history of [sbcl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Bank_Common_Lisp).

Re: The Entire History of Steel

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Post by josephcooney » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 7:07 AM UTC

Gee, I dunno....I have a few books on my bookshelf from that mechanical engineering degree I did that are either largely or entirely about steel. I can't help but feel that this "entire" history might omit a few details, but it is a good start.

Re: The Entire History of Steel

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Post by Animats » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 7:40 AM UTC

The amazing thing is how long it took from the first good steel to the Bessemer converter. Millennia.

Re: The Entire History of Steel

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Post by klez » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 10:07 AM UTC

Dupe?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17508087

Re: The Entire History of Steel

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Post by slipkorts » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 11:09 AM UTC

josephcooney wrote: post #3

Gee, I dunno....I have a few books on my bookshelf from that mechanical engineering degree I did that are either largely or entirely about steel. I can't help but feel that this "entire" history might omit a few details, but it is a good start.

Hence the name 'popular'

Re: The Entire History of Steel

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Post by josephcooney » Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 1:47 PM UTC

slipkorts wrote: post #6

josephcooney wrote: post #3

Gee, I dunno....I have a few books on my bookshelf from that mechanical engineering degree I did that are either largely or entirely about steel. I can't help but feel that this "entire" history might omit a few details, but it is a good start.

Hence the name 'popular'

That's in the name of the publication though, not the title of the article.