At this period the enthusiasm of the amateur was fast giving way to a more steady commercial instinct, and I let no opportunity slip of improving my position, but I felt that I was still labouring under the disadvantage of not having acquired some technical profession.
-- Henry Bessemer
   
Henry Bessemer   Name:
Henry Bessemer
Type:
Scientist
Nationality:
English
Birth:
January 19, 1813
Death:
March 15, 1898
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