THE LIFE OF GEORGE STEPHENSON
RAILWAY ENGINEER
by SAMUEL SMILES
Boston, Ticknor and Fields; 1859
463, 16 pp.
Size 5 by 7.5"
Very good condition, minor wear
Ex-library
Text in English

George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was a British civil engineer and mechanical engineer.
Renowned as the "Father of Railways", Stephenson was considered by the Victorians a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement.
Self-help advocate Samuel Smiles particularly praised his achievements.
His chosen rail gauge, sometimes called "Stephenson gauge",[i] was the basis for the 4 feet 8+1/2 inches (1.435 m) standard gauge used by most of the world's railways.
Pioneered by Stephenson, rail transport was one of the most important technological inventions of the 19th century and a key component of the Industrial Revolution. Built by George and his son Robert's company Robert Stephenson and Company, the Locomotion No. 1 was the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line, the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825. George also built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use locomotives, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which opened in 1830.



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