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  • In 1847, William Kelly, a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, began researching methods of converting pig iron into steel. A long dispute ran between Kelly and Sir Henry Bessemer over the patenting of the process, but in 1871, the patent was awarded solely to Kelly.

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    Famous Americans: William Kelly

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