Iron and Steel Institute

The Iron and Steel Institute was an English association organized by the iron trade of the north of England. Its object was the discussion of practical and scientific questions connected with the manufacture of iron and steel.

History

The first meeting of the Institute took place in London, February 25, 1869. There were two general meetings each year, one in May, in London, and one in autumn in other cities, not always in Great Britain, for the Institute has met in Paris, Vienna, Brussels, Düsseldorf and New York. Beginning in 1874 it annually presented the Bessemer Gold Medal, for some invention or notable paper.

The Institute published the semi-annual Journal of Iron and Steel Industry, containing original papers and abstracts from other publications.

Chairmen

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Iron and Steel institute". The Times (36866). London. 6 September 1902. p. 4.
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Iron and Steel Institute, The". New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
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