George and Robert Stephenson

George and Robert Stephenson The Railway Revolution

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Publisher's Synopsis

The railways were the most revolutionary innovation of Victorian times. They carried Britain into the modern age with dramatic speed, transforming the pace and style of everyday life. We owe them to two men who, father and son, can lay claim to be the most important engineers of their time, George and Robert Stephenson. In this excellent biography L.T.C. Rolt author of Victorian Engineering and Thomas Telford, assesses their lives and their work.

Book information

ISBN: 9781848681644
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Imprint: Amberley Publishing
Pub date:
DEWEY: 625.100922
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 330
Weight: 470g
Height: 234mm
Width: 158mm
Spine width: 27mm