William Kelly (inventor)

William Kelly (August 22, 1811 - February 11, 1888), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was an American inventor. Kelly studied metallurgy at the Western University of Pennsylvania. Instead of getting a job as a scientist, Kelly, his brother, and his brother-in-law started a dry goods and commission business, which they called McShane & Kelly. After a fire destroyed their warehouse, William and his brother John decided to move to Eddyville, Kentucky in 1847 to enter the iron industry.

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August 22 - 1811 - February 11 - 1888 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - American - Inventor - Metallurgy - Eddyville, Kentucky - 1847

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In 1846, they purchased an iron manufacturing company in Lyon county on the Cumberland River, called Eddyville iron-work. They renamed the factory to Kelly & Company.

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"Kelly's air-boiling process," a process for the manufacture of boiler-plates, was invented by Kelly before Henry Bessemer, the scientist credited with the invention, patented the same technique.

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