Question

Match the inventors with their inventions:

1) Abraham Darby I	A) Cast iron
2) Abraham Darby II	B) Puddling process
3) Henry Cort	C) Blast furnace
	D) Conversion of pig iron into wrought iron using smelting
	E) Coke for the furnace

• A. 1-E; 2- A; 3- B
• B. 1-B; 2- A; 3- D
• C. 1- C; 2- A; 3- B
• D. 1- C; 2- D; 3- B

Answer 1

The correct option is D 1- C; 2- D; 3- B

Abraham Darby I invented a blast furnace in 1709 that used coke instead of charcoal to generate higher temperatures. Darby II further refined the process with more invention. He developed wrought-iron from the pig iron obtained by the smelting process. Henry Cort designed a puddling process for converting pig iron into wrought iron.