Thomas Andrews FRSE FRS FCE ICE (16 February 1847 – 19 June 1907) was an English metallurgical chemist and ironmaster.
Born at Sheffield on 16 February 1847, he was only son of Thomas Andrews, proprietor of the Wortley Iron Works, near the town, and his wife Mary Bolsover.
[1] Andrews early undertook original scientific research, with the practical advice and guidance of his father, who died in 1871.
In 1902 he received the Society's gold medal for the memoir "Effect of Segregation on the Strength of Steel Rails".
[1] Andrews by microscopic examination of metallic materials looked to determine the cause of naval accidents, and he contributed on the subject to Engineering (1904).