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Bessemer
(bĕsˈə-mər)
A city of north-central Alabama south-southwest of Birmingham. Founded as a mining town, it was named after Sir Henry Bessemer. Population: 28,400.
, Sir Henry 1813-1898.
British inventor and metallurgist who received more than 100 patents, most notably for the Bessemer process.