George Stephenson
1781-1848
English railroad engineer who built some of the world's first railroad engines. Stephenson received little formal education, but became an enginewright and, in 1814,...
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Stephenson, George (1781–1848)
Many successful people are inspired by their parents and George Stephenson was no exception. In modern day vernacular, his father had one of the "coolest j...
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The English railway engineers George Stephenson (1781-1848) and his son, Robert Stephenson (1803-1859), pioneered in steam railway engineering, which led directly to the onset of the railway age in Br...
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George Stephenson was exposed to steam power at a very early age. He was born near Newcastle, England, on June 9, 1781. By the age of fourteen, George was assisting his father, who was a fireman for a...
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George Stephenson
Stephenson, George (1781-1848)
George and Robert Stephenson
George Stephenson