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Harry Brearley

Harry Brearley, English inventor (died 1948)

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Born
February 18, 1871
Died
July 14, 1948
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1871

About Harry Brearley

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. In 2013, in the Sheffield University Varsity Brewing Challenge, Sheffield University named their beer, brewed by Thornbridge, Brearleys, to commemorate 100 years since Harry Brearley invented stainless steel. In 1941, Brearley created a charitable trust The Freshgate Trust Foundation, a grantmaking charity operating in Sheffield and South Yorkshire. After leaving Brown Firth, Brearley joined Brown Bayley's Steel Works, also in Sheffield; he became a director of the firm in 1925.

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Harry Brearley timeline

  1. After leaving Brown Firth, Brearley joined Brown Bayley's Steel Works, also in Sheffield; he became a director of the firm in 1925.
  2. In 1941, Brearley created a charitable trust The Freshgate Trust Foundation, a grantmaking charity operating in Sheffield and South Yorkshire.
  3. In 2013, in the Sheffield University Varsity Brewing Challenge, Sheffield University named their beer, brewed by Thornbridge, Brearleys, to commemorate 100 years since Harry Brearley invented stainless steel.

The world when Harry Brearley was born

Harry Brearley was born in 1871. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGreat Chicago Fire destroys 3.3 square miles
  • Technology milestoneFirst cable car in San Francisco proposed
  • World population~1.51B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population39.4M

1871 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Harry Brearley's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18712026
Population39.4M341 million

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