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George Stephenson
| English inventor, creator of one of the first steam locomotives and builder of the first public railway, Darlingon-Stockton. Date of Birth: 09.06.1781 Country: Great Britain |
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- Biography of George Stephenson
- Early Life and Career
- Steam Locomotives and Success
- Later Life and Legacy
Biography of George Stephenson
George Stephenson, an English inventor, is best known as the creator of one of the first steam locomotives and the builder of the first public railway, the Stockton and Darlington Railway.
Considered one of the "fathers of transportation," Stephenson was driven by a thirst for improvement. He built the world's first public railway line between the cities of Liverpool and Manchester, which opened in 1830. The width of the rails, chosen by Stephenson, became known as "Stephenson's gauge" or "standard gauge," measuring 4 feet 8½ inches (1435 mm), and remains the standard on railways in many countries to this day and the most commo