The Life of George Stephenson and of his son Robert Stephenson
by Samuel Smiles
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About this eBook
- Author
- Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904
- Title
- The Life of George Stephenson and of his Son Robert Stephenson Comprising Also a History of the Invention and Introduction of the Railway Locomotive
- Credits
- Produced by Chris Curnow, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- TF: Technology: Railroad engineering and operation
- Subject
- Locomotives -- History
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 46229
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46229
- Release Date
- July 9, 2014
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.THE LIFE OF GEORGE STEPHENSON AND OF HIS SON ROBERT STEPHENSON; — PREFACE. — PREFACE TO THE EIGHTH EDITION, 1864.
- 2.CONTENTS.
- 3.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
- 4.EARLY INVENTORS IN LOCOMOTION. — CHAPTER I. — SCHEMERS AND PROJECTORS. — CHAPTER II. — EARLY LOCOMOTIVE MODELS. — CHAPTER III. — THE CORNISH LOCOMOTIVE—MEMOIR OF RICHARD TREVITHICK.
- 5.LIVES OF GEORGE AND ROBERT STEPHENSON. — CHAPTER I. — THE NEWCASTLE COAL-FIELD—GEORGE STEPHENSON'S EARLY YEARS. — CHAPTER II. — NEWBURN AND CALLERTON—GEORGE STEPHENSON LEARNS TO BE AN ENGINE-MAN. — CHAPTER III. — ENGINE-MAN AT WILLINGTON QUAY AND KILLINGWORTH. — CHAPTER IV. — THE STEPHENSONS AT KILLINGWORTH—EDUCATION AND SELF-EDUCATION OF FATHER AND SON. — CHAPTER V. — THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE—GEORGE STEPHENSON BEGINS ITS IMPROVEMENT. — CHAPTER VI. — INVENTION OF THE "GEORDY" SAFETY-LAMP. — CHAPTER VII. — GEORGE STEPHENSON'S FARTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LOCOMOTIVE—THE HETTON RAILWAY—ROBERT STEPHENSON AS VIEWER'S APPRENTICE AND STUDENT. — CHAPTER VIII. — GEORGE STEPHENSON ENGINEER OF THE STOCKTON AND DARLINGTON RAILWAY. — CHAPTER IX. — THE LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY PROJECTED. — CHAPTER X. — PARLIAMENTARY CONTEST ON THE LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER BILL. — CHAPTER XI. — CHAT MOSS—CONSTRUCTION OF THE RAILWAY. — CHAPTER XII. — ROBERT STEPHENSON'S RESIDENCE IN COLOMBIA, AND RETURN—THE BATTLE OF THE LOCOMOTIVE—"THE ROCKET." — CHAPTER XIII. — OPENING OF THE LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY, AND EXTENSION OF THE RAILWAY SYSTEM. — CHAPTER XIV. — ROBERT STEPHENSON CONSTRUCTS THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY. — CHAPTER XV. — MANCHESTER AND LEEDS, AND MIDLAND RAILWAYS—STEPHENSON'S LIFE AT ALTON—VISIT TO BELGIUM—GENERAL EXTENSION OF RAILWAYS AND THEIR RESULTS. — CHAPTER XVI. — GEORGE STEPHENSON'S COAL-MINES—APPEARS AT MECHANICS' INSTITUTES—HIS OPINION ON RAILWAY SPEEDS—ATMOSPHERIC SYSTEM—RAILWAY MANIA—VISITS TO BELGIUM AND SPAIN. — CHAPTER XVII. — ROBERT STEPHENSON'S CAREER—THE STEPHENSONS AND BRUNEL—EAST COAST ROUTE TO SCOTLAND—ROYAL BORDER BRIDGE, BERWICK—HIGH-LEVEL BRIDGE, NEWCASTLE. — CHAPTER XVIII. — CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY—MENAI AND CONWAY BRIDGES. — CHAPTER XIX. — CLOSING YEARS OF GEORGE STEPHENSON'S LIFE—ILLNESS AND DEATH—CHARACTER. — CHAPTER XX. — ROBERT STEPHENSON'S VICTORIA BRIDGE, LOWER CANADA—ILLNESS AND DEATH. — INDEX. — FOOTNOTES:
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