The Life of George Stephenson
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Publisher Description
This biography discusses the life of George Stephenson. He improved on the earlier steam-powered locomotive designs by using flanged-wheel adhesion on his locomotive, the Blücher. He also built the Locomotion, the train of choice on the Stockton and Darlington Railway. That railway was the first public steam railway in the world and had considerable influence on the wide-spread use of trains. His train Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition for locomotions of the time. He continued to make larger, better-running trains throughout his life.
GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
RELEASED
2013
December 28
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
579
Pages
PUBLISHER
BiblioLife
SELLER
Creative Media, LLC
SIZE
120.3
MB
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