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b'It is simply impossible to imagine life today without the mass-production of steel and rubber, made possible during the Technological Revolution. In this episode, we\\u2019ll discuss the inventions of the Bessemer converter and the Siemens-Martin process for steel making, the expanding steel empire of Alfred Krupp in Germany, and the efforts of Alexander Holley and Andrew Carnegie to make the U.S. the global leader in steel production. We\\u2019ll also talk about how steel was adopted for bridges, skyscrapers, and more. Finally, we\\u2019ll turn to the expanding uses of rubber, how rubber companies cultivated the market, and how they exploited the Global South to get it.

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