George and Robert Stephenson
The Railway Revolution
1st Edition
Published on 15. March 2009
256 pages
978-1-4456-1121-1 (ISBN)
Description
The railways were the most revolutionary innovation of Victorian times. They carried Britain into the modern age with dramatic speed, transforming the pace and style of everyday life. We owe them to two men who, father and son, can lay claim to be the most important engineers of their time, George and Robert Stephenson. In this excellent biography L.T.C. Rolt author of Victorian Engineering and Thomas Telford, assesses their lives and their work.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Illustrations
25 Illustrations
ISBN-13
978-1-4456-1121-1 (9781445611211)
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