Robert Durrer

Swiss engineer (1890-1978) · Switzerland · On the map · Scientists · Died at 87

Robert Durrer (1890-1978) was a Swiss engineer who invented the basic oxygen steelmaking process. The process was successfully tested by Durrer in 1948. A team led by Dr Theodor Eduard Suess in Austria adapted the process and scaled it to industrial size, after which it was commercialized by VÖEST and ÖAMG.

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