Richard Trevithick

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title: Richard Trevithick
text: Richard Trevithick was a British inventor and mining engineer. The son of a mining captain, and born in the mining heartland of Cornwall, Trevithick was immersed in mining and engineering from an early age. He was an early pioneer of steam-powered road and rail transport, and his most significant contributions were the development of the first high-pressure steam engine and the first working railway steam locomotive. The world's first locomotive-hauled railway journey took place on 21 February 1
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description: British inventor and mining engineer (1771–1833)
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Trevithick
date created: 2003-05-26T22:26:50Z
date modified: 2024-09-08T09:02:43Z
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