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- Born:
- Aug. 21, 1822, Londonderry township, Pa., U.S.
- Died:
- Feb. 13, 1913, Bethlehem, Pa. (aged 90)
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John Fritz
American engineer
John Fritz (born Aug. 21, 1822, Londonderry township, Pa., U.S.—died Feb. 13, 1913, Bethlehem, Pa.) was an American authority on iron and steel manufacture. He was associated with the Bethlehem Iron Co. from 1860 and was among the first to introduce the Bessemer process into the United States. He also introduced open-hearth furnaces and other improvements. The John Fritz Medal, established on Fritz’s 80th birthday in 1902, is awarded each year by the American Association of Engineering Societies for “scientific or industrial achievement in any field of pure or applied science.”
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