Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume 1: With an Account of his Inventions (Cambridge Library Collection - Technology) - Softcover

Trevithick, Francis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108026672 ISBN 13: 9781108026673

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Cornishman Richard Trevithick (1771–1833) was one of the pioneering engineers of the Industrial Revolution. Best remembered today for his early railway locomotive, Trevithick worked on a wide range of projects, including mines, mills, dredging machinery, a tunnel under the Thames, military engineering, and prospecting in South America. However, his difficult personality and financial failures caused him to be overshadowed by contemporaries such as Robert Stephenson and James Watt. This two-volume study by his son Francis, chief engineer with the London and North-Western Railway, was published in 1872, and helped to revive his neglected reputation. It places its subject in his historical and technical context, building on the work of his father, Richard Trevithick Senior, and the Cornish mining industry. It contains much technical detail, but is still of interest to the general reader. Volume 1 covers his predecessors, and early life, before examining his work thematically.

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Book Description

Richard Trevithick (1771–1833) was one of the pioneering engineers of the Industrial Revolution. He worked on a wide range of projects, including railways, mines and mills. This study by his son was published in 1872. Volume 1 covers his predecessors, and early life, before examining his work thematically.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108026672
• ISBN 13: 9781108026673
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 432