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George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer during the Industrial Revolution. [1] Renowned as the "Father of Railways", [ 2 ] Stephenson was considered by the Victorians as a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement.
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1814 – George Stephenson built the first practical steam-powered railway locomotive "Blutcher" at Killingworth Colliery. [16] 1816 – The most likely originator of the Bicycle is the German, Baron Karl von Drais, who rode his 1816 machine while collecting taxes from his tenants.
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Built by George Stephenson, this was a 5¾ mile line running from Canterbury to the small port and fishing town of Whitstable, approximately 55 miles east of London. Traction was provided by three stationary winding engines, and Invicta which was a 0-4-0 locomotive, built by the Stephenson company, but only able to operate on level sections of ...
George Stephenson was jailed for life in October 1987 aged 36 after being convicted alongside two others of murdering four people, raping a woman and robbery a year earlier in what became known as ...
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A timeline of world’s strongest earthquakes over the last 20 years. Edmund Blair. February 6, 2023 at 8:41 AM. A 10-year-old rescued from the rubble of the Turkey earthquake (Anadolu Agency/Getty)