Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> What was the name of the family who resolved the issue associated with the use of charcoal by inventing different ways to extract iron from its ore?

• A. Darbys of Manchester
• B. Darbys of Shropshire
• C. Darbys of Lancashire
• D. Smiths of Manchester

Answer 1

The correct option is B Darbys of Shropshire

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The Darbys of Shropshire developed the solutions for the problems faced while refining iron ore. They replaced charcoal with coke to extract iron from iron-ore. Abraham Darby I invented a blast furnace that used coke instead of charcoal to generate higher temperatures. Darby II refined this process by developing a wrought-iron from the pig iron.