An Economic History of the World since 1400

British Coal, Coke, and a New Age of Iron (1x17)

Ausstrahlung: Okt 07, 2016

During the Industrial Revolution, Western Europe learned to make iron products better, faster, and cheaper than ever before. Travel back to the age of iron and steel in this lecture that covers everything from new smelting processes and coke fuel to Henry Cort's inventions and the construction of early iron-frame buildings.