Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Indiana and Indianans, Vol. 3: A History of Aboriginal and Territorial Indiana and the Century of Statehood
When about fifteen years of age he made a furnace in the backyard and supplied it with a blast of air from a home-made blower which was constructed from a cheese rim, two boards and some pieces of shingle for fans. With this furnace he succeeded in melting brass and cast iron, but was unable to melt steel successfully on account of the high temperature required. He tried several times to alloy tungsten with iron and steel, but was unable to do so, owing to the limits of the furnace.
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