Description: This study examines the development and implications of the wide continuous hot strip mill, a technological innovation that transformed the steel industry starting in the 1920s. It changed the profitability of companies, the number and skills of their employees, and the nature...
Review Quotes: "Kenneth Warren, the 'dean' of historians of the American steel industry, is at the top of his form in this work. In it, he deftly and cogently analyzes the complex vicissitudes of technology and market during the long twentieth century. It should stand as the seminal work in the field for years to come." --John N. Ingham, University of Toronto