The Life of George Stephenson and of his Son Robert Stephenson

by Samuel Smiles

Overview

George Stephenson was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer who built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use steam locomotives, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway which opened in 1830. Renowned as the "Father of Railways", the Victorians considered him a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement, with self-help advocate Samuel Smiles particularly praising his achievements. His rail gauge of 4 feet 8 1/2 inches (1,435 mm), sometimes called "Stephenson gauge", is the standard gauge by name and by convention for most of the world's railways by far.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940150646285
Publisher:	Bronson Tweed Publishing
Publication date:	08/08/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	6 MB