The Life of George Stephenson, Railway Engineer (Paperback)

A political and social reformer, Samuel Smiles (1812 1904) was also a noted biographer in the Victorian period, paying particular attention to engineers. His first biography was of George Stephenson (1781 1848), whom he met at the opening of the North Midland Railway in 1840. After Stephenson died, Smiles wrote a memoir of him for Eliza Cook's Journal. With the permission of Stephenson's son, Robert, this evolved into the first full biography of the great engineer, published in 1857 and reissued here in its revised third edition. This detailed and lively account of Stephenson's life, which proved very popular, charts his education and youth, his crucial contribution to the development of Britain's railways, and his relationships with many notables of the Victorian world. It remains of interest to the general reader as well as historians of engineering, transport and business.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Technology
Release date:	June 2012
First published:	May 2012
Authors:	Samuel Smiles
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	570
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-05273-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Science, technology & engineering Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > History of engineering & technology Books > Professional & Technical > Transport technology > Railway technology & engineering Books > Biography > Science, technology & engineering Promotions
LSN:	1-108-05273-8
Barcode:	9781108052733

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