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George and Robert Stephenson: Pioneer Inventors and Engineers - Hardcover

Burton, Anthony

 
9781526754981: George and Robert Stephenson: Pioneer Inventors and Engineers
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1526754983 ISBN 13: 9781526754981
Verlag: PEN & SWORD TRANSPORT, 2020

Inhaltsangabe

This is a new biography of two great British engineering pioneers, who did much to develop the world we now live in.George and Robert Stephenson, were at the forefront of early railways and were at the cutting edge of modern engineering history.Industrial historian Anthony Burton looks into these two giants of the late Georgian and early Victorian age, who were responsible for the development of much of the early railway map in both Britain and other parts of the world.The work examines the lives of the two men and their ability to overcome some of the most pressing engineering problems of their time.This is a new work, with newly researched material published here for the first time, which take a fresh look at both pioneering engineers and their achievements.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Anthony Burton is a well known and respected historian of industrial and transport history, who has written many books over the last fifty years. During the past five decades, he has written books on the history and development of canals, railways and manufacturing, also covering the history of the industrial revolution and its effect on the landscape of Britain. He has in the past been involved with the making of a number of important television series, for the B B C and independent broadcasting companies on industrial historical subjects. This book about the Stephenson's is his latest book for Pen and Sword, covering early engineering pioneers who paved the way in early industrial development. Anthony Burton lives in Stroud Gloucestershire, where he is involved with a number of local heritage projects and continues to research and write, books on industrial history.

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Verlag
PEN & SWORD TRANSPORT
Erscheinungsdatum
2020
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1526754983
ISBN 13 
9781526754981
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
225
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