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Schneider SA
French firm
Also known as: Schneider et Cie
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development of armour plate
- In warship: Armour
The firm Schneider & Cie in France invented an oil-tempering process to produce a homogeneous steel plate that had good resiliency and greater resistance than compound armour. The later addition of nickel further improved its resistance.
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role of Schneider
- In Eugène Schneider
Schneider et Cie, now Schneider SA, became one of the greatest industrial establishments in the world. The company expanded into shipbuilding and armaments, built the first steam locomotive (1838) and river steamboat (1840) in France and acquired major concerns in Bohemia (now in Czech Republic), Hungary, Romania, Poland, and…
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