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James Beaumont Neilson
James Beaumont Neilson (June 22, 1792 – January 18, 1865) is a Scottish inventor whose hot-blast process greatly increased the efficiency of smelting iron. The son of an engineer, he was born in Shettleston and worked his way up to a position as foreman of the Glasgow Gasworks in 1817, a position he would hold for 40 years.
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