Held each year in celebration of the life and work of inventor Richard Trevithick, a replica of his first high-pressure steam engine the Puffing Devil drew the crowds as always. The replica of ...

He said Trevithick Day was important to the community in Camborne. "The focus is primarily Trevithick, the great inventor, but it's not just about Richard Trevithick, it's an opportunity to give ...

Richard Trevithick (13 April 1771 – 22 April 1833) was a British inventor and mining engineer from Cornwall, England, UK. The son of a mining captain, and born in the mining heartland of Cornwall, ...

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The first of all* was an iron behemoth designed by the great engineer Richard Trevithick. It was assembled as early as 1803 — more than a third of a century before Queen Victoria would mount her ...

The Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR) is turning 200, and County Durham is marking the milestone with an incredible year-long festival.

Cite this article Life of Richard Trevithick, with an Account of his Inventions Life and Labours of Mr. Brassey, 1805–1870 Railways or no Railways; or, The Battle of the Gauges Renewed .

The locomotive steam engine can be traced back to an Englishman by the name of Richard Trevithick. At the turn of the 19th century, Trevithick created the first high-pressure steam engine.

This article was originally published with the title “Richard Trevithick Inventor of the Locomotive” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 23 No. 5 (July 1870), p. 64 doi:10.1038 ...

IN connexion with the celebration of the centenary of the death of the great Cornish engineer and inventor Richard Trevithick, the ‘father’ of the steam locomotive, a memorial exhibition has ...