William Kelly (1811-1888), American iron manufacturer, invented a method of making inexpensive steel that anticipated the more famous and successful Bessemer process. William Kelly was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., the son of a prosperous landowner. After...

One of the ironies of invention is that in order for the inventor to receive recognition for a new discovery, it must be made public at the risk, patent or no patent, of being copied. William Kelly was first to develop the pneumatic conversion process...

1811-1888 America inventor and metallurgist who developed improved methods of making steel. Kelly was the first to force air through molten cast iron, a process that removed much of the carbon and produced a less brittle and more widely useable metal....

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...

A man accused of helping his wife commit suicide by allowing her to drive the family minivan off a 300-foot cliff with their children inside pleaded guilty Wednesday to child endangerment in a deal that will likely spare him prison.Victor Han, 35, admitted in Rockland...

Bradford Berenson doesn’t remember Harvard Law School as the most encouraging place for an ambitious young conservative. The 40-year-old partner at Sidley, Austin, Brown and Wood in Washington, D.C., who served in the White House Counsel’s office under President George W. Bush from 2001 to...

Bradford Berenson doesn’t remember Harvard Law School as the most encouraging place for an ambitious young conservative. The 40-year-old partner at Sidley, Austin, Brown and Wood in Washington, D.C., who served in the White House Counsel’s office under President George W. Bush from 2001...