A Century of American Steel: The Strip Mill and the Transformation of an Industry

By Kenneth Warren

Book Overview

This study examines the development and implications of the wide continuous hot strip mill, a technological innovation that transformed the steel industry starting in the 1920s. It changed the profitability of companies, the number and skills of their employees, and the nature, scale, and location of their operations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498576990
• ISBN13: 9781498576994
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"