Bodycote, announces the launch of their Interactive History of Metallurgy after taking a look back at the long history of metal processing and heat treatment. Containing over 200 high quality images and numerous videos, Bodycote pays homage to the artisans from thousands of years ago along with the scientists and inventors of more modern metallurgy and engineering by charting important and fascinating discoveries. Starting in 8700 B.C. with the world’s oldest known copper artifacts, all the way through to the modern processes that Bodycote undertakes daily, the resource charts the development of metal working from the mystical and utilitarian requirements of early mankind through to the scientific and technical breakthroughs of the 20th century.