Richard Trevithick

Noun

Meaning

English engineer who built the first railway locomotive (1771-1833)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Trevithick

Examples

A fact important to the later development of the steam locomotive by others was that, in 1797 and 1798, Richard Trevithick came to live in Redruth next door to the house where William Murdoch lived (1782 to 1798). Source: Internet

Ellis, p. 355 The first steam locomotive was built by Richard Trevithick ; it first ran on 21 February 1804, although it was some years before steam locomotive design became economically practical. Source: Internet

Richard Trevithick deserves that credit. Source: Internet

Trevithick, Life of Richard Trevithick, with an account of his inventions, 2 vols. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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