British scientist, founder of microscopical petrology and metallography
Henry Clifton Sorby
Henry Clifton Sorby. Portrait in Mappin Hall, University of Sheffield
Born
(1826-05-10)10 May 1826
Woodbourne near Sheffield in Yorkshire, England
Died
9 March 1908(1908-03-09) (aged 81)
Sheffield, England
Awards
Wollaston Medal (1869) Royal Medal (1874)
Henry Clifton Sorby (10 May 1826 – 9 March 1908) was an English microscopist and geologist. His major contribution was the development of techniques for studying iron and steel with microscopes. This paved the way for the mass production of steel.
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