Harry Brearley
Inventor of stainless steel (1871-1948) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 77
Harry Brearley was an English metallurgist, credited with the discovery of "rustless steel". Based in Sheffield, he enabled affordable cutlery for the masses, and an expansion of the city's traditional cutlery trade.
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![Announcement of Brearley's stainless steel discovery as it appeared in the 1915 New York Times.[6]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Stainless_steel_nyt_1-31-1915.jpg/330px-Stainless_steel_nyt_1-31-1915.jpg)
About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1871 to 1948 · aged 77
