Robert Stephenson
Sign in to saveBritish railway engineer and locomotive designer (1803-1859)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1803-10-16
- Died
- 1859-10-12
- Works
- 31
Top works
- Implementation
- Liverpool and Manchester Railway
- Report to the Directors of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway
- Library Proof Only Not for Distribution,Sale,Copying or Sampling
- Human Landscape
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 27
- Total plays
- 36
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 94,771x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 55,716x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 45,245x
- Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 38,737x
- The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 38,081x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1803-10-16 ) 16 October 1803, Willington Quay , Northumberland, England
- Died
- 12 October 1859 (1859-10-12) (aged 55), London, England
- Resting place
- Westminster Abbey
- Alma mater
- University of Edinburgh
- Spouses
- Frances Sanderson (m. 1829–1842; her death)
- Parent
- George Stephenson
- Relatives
- George Robert Stephenson (cousin)
- Projects
- Rocket London and Birmingham Railway High Level Bridge Royal Border Bridge Britannia Bridge Victoria Bridge (Montreal)
- Awards
- Fellow of the Royal Society (1849) Knight of the Order of Leopold \n</span>* <span typeof=\"mw:Entity\" id=\"mwEg\">[</span><span typeof=\"mw:Entity\" id=\"mwEw\">[</span>Knight of the Legion...Robert Stephenson"}]]}'/>
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Key dates
- Born
- 16 October 1803
- Died
- 12 October 1859
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Family name
- Stephenson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Willington Quay
- Place of death
- London
- Father
- George Stephenson
- Occupation
- engineer
- Educated at
- University of Edinburgh
Article
Robert Stephenson FRS, HonFRSE, FRSA, DCL (Hon. causa) (16 October 1803 – 12 October 1859) was an English civil engineer and designer of locomotives. The only son of George Stephenson, the "Father of Railways", he built on the achievements of his father.
Robert Stephenson became an apprentice under mining engineer Nicholas Wood after completing his education in 1819. In 1821, he and his father surveyed the Bishop Auckland area to help Edward Pease build a railway that would transport coal from the area to Darlington and Stockton-on-Tees. In 1823, the Stephensons and Pease founded Robert Stephenson and Company to manufacture locomotives; the company designed such locomotives as the Lancashire Witch in 1828 and the John Bull in 1831, the latter of which became the first steam locomotive to run in New Jersey.
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1803 births1859 deaths19th-century British inventors19th-century English engineersAlumni of the University of EdinburghBritish bridge engineersBritish fellows of the Royal SocietyBritish rail transport pioneersBritish recipients of the Legion of HonourBritish steam engine engineersBurials at Westminster AbbeyConservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies