A timeline, although not exhaustive, can be a useful tool to describe the events linked to steel. The beginning of the time line corresponds with the rst industrial revolution, which upset Europe (and beyond) with a number of inventions and innovations in the eld of metalworking. The metals, progressively more pure and re ned by slag, are used for the pro- duction of machines for the industry and for the construction of structures for the building. The buildings become larger and are freed from the heavy brick walls, which badly suited to host the new manufacturing machines. The conclusion of the timeline corresponds with the establishment of the ECSC (European Coal and Steel Community), after this date the equi- librium between European countries changed profoundly. It was 1951 and it was a few years after the end of the second world war con ict: the reasons and forms of collaboration between countries that led to the con- stitution of the European Union are de ned in this period. Between these two dates, the development of the timeline shows events not usually highlighted in the history of steel, but can enrich the study of innovation steel. One of the rst applications of the metal (iron) to large construction takes place in Italy: Vanvitelli consolidates the structure of the dome of St. Peter in Rome (1742). In the rst half of the nineteenth century (1848), the funds for the disease and, generally, for the corporate welfare in favor of the workforce are organized for the rst time. A little later, the rst battles to protect the environment: a German convent op- poses the construction of a blast furnace because the coal mining process would have poisoned a river and made it impossible to sh and use the water for making beer and wash shoes (1852). But the timeline also shows the events that cross private lives and political choices, weddings and rail networks (1863). Also appear the experiments for the realization of prefabricated houses (in the rst half of 1900) ... The timeline proposed here is not exhaustive and is not a collection of notions. The timeline has been developed pursuing the objective of orga- nizing a series of notes to better understand the history of the steel and industrialization, to better understand its use in construction. It is a story that, in turn, reveals curious anecdotes, catalyzes a more known history, or is implied to some national policies. A story, summarized in the fol- lowing pages, which I hope will be useful to look into the future.

Linea del tempo : acciaio e industrializzazione = Steel and industrialization timeline

Barucco, Maria Antonia
2016-01-01

Abstract

A timeline, although not exhaustive, can be a useful tool to describe the events linked to steel. The beginning of the time line corresponds with the rst industrial revolution, which upset Europe (and beyond) with a number of inventions and innovations in the eld of metalworking. The metals, progressively more pure and re ned by slag, are used for the pro- duction of machines for the industry and for the construction of structures for the building. The buildings become larger and are freed from the heavy brick walls, which badly suited to host the new manufacturing machines. The conclusion of the timeline corresponds with the establishment of the ECSC (European Coal and Steel Community), after this date the equi- librium between European countries changed profoundly. It was 1951 and it was a few years after the end of the second world war con ict: the reasons and forms of collaboration between countries that led to the con- stitution of the European Union are de ned in this period. Between these two dates, the development of the timeline shows events not usually highlighted in the history of steel, but can enrich the study of innovation steel. One of the rst applications of the metal (iron) to large construction takes place in Italy: Vanvitelli consolidates the structure of the dome of St. Peter in Rome (1742). In the rst half of the nineteenth century (1848), the funds for the disease and, generally, for the corporate welfare in favor of the workforce are organized for the rst time. A little later, the rst battles to protect the environment: a German convent op- poses the construction of a blast furnace because the coal mining process would have poisoned a river and made it impossible to sh and use the water for making beer and wash shoes (1852). But the timeline also shows the events that cross private lives and political choices, weddings and rail networks (1863). Also appear the experiments for the realization of prefabricated houses (in the rst half of 1900) ... The timeline proposed here is not exhaustive and is not a collection of notions. The timeline has been developed pursuing the objective of orga- nizing a series of notes to better understand the history of the steel and industrialization, to better understand its use in construction. It is a story that, in turn, reveals curious anecdotes, catalyzes a more known history, or is implied to some national policies. A story, summarized in the fol- lowing pages, which I hope will be useful to look into the future.
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