Desarrollo científico y cambio técnico en la siderurgia vasca del siglo XIX: las experiencias Chenot, Tourangin y Gurlt

During the second half of the 19th century, in a moment where traditional techniques for the iron production in the low furnace had been definitely neglected, there were various attempts to try to reduce costs and production times in wrought iron-making, preserving the advantages of the direct proce...

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Main Author: Uriarte Ayo, Rafael
Published: 1998
Online Access: http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=62208
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Summary:During the second half of the 19th century, in a moment where traditional techniques for the iron production in the low furnace had been definitely neglected, there were various attempts to try to reduce costs and production times in wrought iron-making, preserving the advantages of the direct process. Though the intuition, the empiricism and the knowledge acquired in the productive environment remained being basic elements in the technical change processes, the experiences here analyzed reflect how entrepreneurs and siderurgical industrialists began to incorporate theoretical knowledge and alternatives nearest to scientific field.