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Harry Brearley

Harry Brearley
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Harry Brearley was an English metallurgist, credited with the discovery of "rustless steel". Based in Sheffield, he enabled affordable cutlery for the masses, and an expansion of the city's traditional cutlery trade.

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  1. Arthur WynneJune 22, 1871 – January 14, 1945
  2. George WashingtonMay 20, 1871 – March 29, 1946
  3. Harry Brearley (this page)February 18, 1871 – 1948
  4. Hubert Cecil BoothJuly 4, 1871 – January 14, 1955
  5. Orville WrightAugust 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948
  6. Slavoljub Eduard PenkalaApril 20, 1871 – February 5, 1922

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