Alfred Ephraim Hunt was an American metal worker and industrialist in the 19th century and the founder of a company that eventually became one of the largest producers and distributors of aluminum in the world under the name Alcoa.

Hall for aluminum separation process called Hall-Heroult process - due to the simultaneous discovery of this method by Paul Heroult - is a cheap and simple way to extract pure aluminum. If Hunt Peabody can establish a market for this metal, it will gain considerable business.