papers have stood the test of time , and , if I were now asked to

rewrite them , I cannot find that it would be necessary to make

any but trivial alterations with regard to this research .
It was in the United States that Manganese Steel first

on
its
received encouragement large practical scale

.
I
always great pleasure gratitude

of to
look back with and the
many helping hands who assisted the development this

in
important part

an
material which now forms the world

in
,

's
requirements fact Manganese Steel were away
—

taken
in

if
there are many industry suffer very

of
branches which would
seriously whether as regards railroads street steam and
,

,
crushing machinery dredging work

of
electric and scores
;

;
appli

its
applications the most remarkable
of

of
other One
.

cations was and after

of
the helmets the British soldiers
to

,
by

wards those used the American soldiers who fought the

in
by

its
Great War Manganese Steel wonderful resistance
,

,
.

of

saved not only tens thousands from serious head wounds

,

,
but many thousands must confess however
of

lives that

,
.
I

when inventing the material never expected millions

to
see
I
of

human beings carry this steel

on

their heads
!
be

will seen from the bibliography that Manganese Steel

It

many very eminent men

of
has engaged
of

the attention science

on

Great Britain the United States the Continent and even

in

East time
to

to

the Far whom have been able from time

in

furnish not only this material but many alloy

to

other steels

for research purposes

.

Speaking my own researches have always endeavoured

of

,
I

all

prove things
to

to

follow the inductive method

to
,

,
“

”
by

experiment long
of

determine facts and distrust chains

,

reasoning leading conclusions which impossible put

to

to
is
, it

this way
to

as

the direct test Obtained such information

in
.