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Which scientist spent four years, 1818 to 1822, studying Indian Wootz steel?

AIsaac Newton
BHumphry Davy
CJames Watt
DMichael Faraday
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Michael Faraday
1. Wootz fascinated European scientists. 2. Michael Faraday studied it. 3. The technique was lost by the mid-nineteenth century. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 6, Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners._
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