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George Stephenson

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George Stephenson

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English civil and mechanical engineer and the "Father of Railways" (1781-1848)

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George Stephenson was born on June 9, 1781, and died on August 12, 1848. He is associated with the Commons category and gallery bearing his name. His base salary was recorded as 660.

He is tagged as a dj and dance artist on Last.fm, where he has 988 listeners and a playcount of 5702. In academic contexts, he is listed as an author in the Open Library with 11 works, including *Repairs*, *Biographier Beruehmter Erfinder und Entdecker der Neuzeit, Erster Band*, *Anecdotes, Reminiscences, and Conversations, of and with the Late George Stephenson*, *Estimating a Method of Pricing Builders' Quantities for Competitive Work*, and *American History To 1865*. Crossref lists 5 works by him.

Stephenson is referenced by 670 other encyclopedia articles. He is quoted as saying, "The rage for railroads is so great that many will be laid in parts where they will not pay."

Synthesized by Vinony from 15 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
11

Top works

  • Repairs
  • Biographier Beruehmter Erfinder und Entdecker der Neuzeit, Erster Band
  • Description of the Safety Lamp, Invented by George Stephenson. to Which Is Added, an Account of the Lamp Constructed by Sir H. Davy. [with] a Collection of All the Letters Which Have Appeared in the Newcastle Papers, with Other Documents, Relating to Th
  • Anecdotes, Reminiscences, and Conversations, of and with the Late George Stephenson
  • Estimating a Method of Pricing Builders' Quantities for Competitive Work

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
988
Total plays
5,702

Tags

djdance

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. A short history of<i>SHELX</i>

    · 2007 · cited 79,944x

  2. Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test

    · 1997 · cited 48,627x

  3. Crystal structure refinement with<i>SHELXL</i>

    · 2015 · cited 40,878x

  4. <i>SHELXT</i>– Integrated space-group and crystal-structure determination

    · 2015 · cited 27,634x

  5. A new and rapid colorimetric determination of acetylcholinesterase activity

    · 1961 · cited 23,202x

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Quotes

  • “I am glad to learn that the Parliament Bill has been passed for the Darlington Railway. I am much obliged by the favourable sentiments you express towards me, and shall be happy if I can be of service in carrying into execution your plans.”
  • “To tell you the truth although it would put £500 in my pockets to specify my own patent rails, I cannot do so after the experience I have had.”
  • “The rage for railroads is so great that many will be laid in parts where they will not pay.”
  • “I was threatened to be ducked in the pond if I proceeded, and of course we had a great deal of the survey to take by stealth at the time when the persons were at dinner; we would not get it by night, for we were watched day and night and guns were discharged over the ground belonging to Captain Bradshaw to prevent us. I can state further, I was twice turned off the ground myself by his men; and they said if I did not go instantly they would carry me off to Worsley.”
  • “It will hereafter be scarcely believed that an invention so eminently scientific, and which could never have been derived but from the sterling treasury of science, should have been claimed on behalf of an engine-wright of Killingworth, of the name of Stephenson — a person not even possessing a knowledge of the elements of chemistry.”
  • “George Stephenson told me as a young man that railways will supersede almost all other methods of conveyance in this country — when mail-coaches will go by railway, and railroads will become the great highway for the king and all his subjects. I know there are great and almost insurmountable difficulties to be encountered; but what I have said will come to pass as sure as you live.”

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Encyclopedic overview

George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer. Renowned as the "Father of Railways", Stephenson was considered by the Victorians as a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement. His chosen rail gauge, sometimes called "Stephenson gauge", was the basis for the 4-foot-8+1⁄2-inch (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. Following this, according to Encyclopedia Britannica, "Stephenson continued as the chief guide of the revolutionary transportation medium, solving problems of roadway construction, bridge design, and locomotive and rolling-stock manufacture. He built many other railways in the Midlands, and he acted as consultant on many railroad projects at home and abroad."

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “George Stephenson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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