George and Robert Stephenson - Rolt L. T. C.
George and Robert Stephenson - Rolt L. T. C. The railways were the most revolutionary innovation of Victorian times. We owe them to two men who, father and son, can lay claim to be the most important…
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George and Robert Stephenson - Rolt L. T. C.
The railways were the most revolutionary innovation of Victorian times. 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. They carried Britain into the modern age with dramatic speed, transforming the pace and style of everyday life.
Rolt, author of Brunel and Thomas Telford, assesses their life and their work. In this excellent biography L. T. C. 'This biography is a work of distinction in both the historical and social sense.
It is written by one who adds engineering knowledge to biographical skill.' E. W. Martin in the Listener 'Mr Rolt is a master of correct terminology and can even turn it to literary advantage where, under another hand, it would cumber context with jargon. This gift, coupled with his own practical knowledge of mechanical and civil engineering, has enabled the author to produce
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