Histoy of Metallurgy
Sazia Ali
Ms. Cavan Holliday
A.P.U.S.H
18th September, 2014
The History of Metallurgy
Metallurgy is a noun which means: a) the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties b) the technique or science of making and compounding alloys and c) the technique or science of separating metals from their ores. This word originated from Modern Latin metallurgia, from the Greek word metallourgos “worker in metal.”
Gold was the earliest metal recorded that was used by humans. Small amounts of gold have been found in Spanish caves. Gold can be found free or “native” while on the other hand copper, tin, silver and meteoric iron can only be found “native”. Weaponry in Egypt made of meteoric iron was considered “Daggers of Heaven.” Some metals can easily be
Ms. Cavan Holliday
A.P.U.S.H
18th September, 2014
The History of Metallurgy
Metallurgy is a noun which means: a) the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties b) the technique or science of making and compounding alloys and c) the technique or science of separating metals from their ores. This word originated from Modern Latin metallurgia, from the Greek word metallourgos “worker in metal.”
Gold was the earliest metal recorded that was used by humans. Small amounts of gold have been found in Spanish caves. Gold can be found free or “native” while on the other hand copper, tin, silver and meteoric iron can only be found “native”. Weaponry in Egypt made of meteoric iron was considered “Daggers of Heaven.” Some metals can easily be