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5 de jun. de 2024 · George Stephenson, English engineer and principal inventor of the railroad locomotive. When railroad building spread rapidly throughout Britain, Europe, and North America, George Stephenson was the chief guide of the revolutionary transportation medium.
Hace 5 días · George Stephenson, who built the first practical steam locomotive in England, laid his rails based on the width of coal wagons.
18 de jun. de 2024 · The adaptation of the steam engine to railways became a commercial success with the Rocket of English engineer George Stephenson in 1829. The first practical steamboat was the tug Charlotte Dundas, built by William Symington and tried in the Forth and Clyde Canal, Scotland, in 1802.
17 de jun. de 2024 · The life of George Stephenson, railway engineer / by Smiles, Samuel, 1812-194. Collection upenn; americana Contributor University of Pennsylvania Libraries Language English. Addeddate 2024-06-17 04:14:08 Autocrop_version 0.0.17_books-serials-20230720-0.3
Hace 4 días · If, in 1829, the 50 km/h reached by the impressive “Rocket” locomotive from George Stephenson was understandably regarded as high speed rail, it did not take long to achieve even more impressive performances: 100 km/h before 1850, 130 km/h in 1854, and even 200 km/h at the beginning of the 20th century.
24 de jun. de 2024 · A veces se entrecruzan fechas que, por azarosas que sean, resultan reveladoras. En 1948, George Orwell publica 1984, la obra distópica más importante de todos los tiempos. 1948 es también el año en que nace William Gibson, que en 1984 (hace exactamente 40 años) publicará su obra maestra del género de la ciencia ficción y la distopía.
13 de jun. de 2024 · Important inventors of the Industrial Revolution included James Watt, who greatly improved the steam engine; Richard Trevithick and George Stephenson, who pioneered the steam locomotive; Robert Fulton, who designed the first commercially successful paddle steamer; Michael Faraday, who demonstrated the first electric generator and ...
