Robert Stephenson The Eminent Engineer

Author : Michael R. Bailey
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1351902725
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Robert Stephenson – The Eminent Engineer written by Michael R. Bailey and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Stephenson, the leading engineer of the mid-nineteenth century whose substantial public works brought about considerable social change is now the subject of this excellent new biography: Robert Stephenson - The Eminent Engineer. Stephenson's engineering practice was responsible for major railway building programmes in Britain and overseas. He oversaw the building of many bridges, particularly the innovative tubular bridges in North Wales and was influential in the development of England's railway network. Stephenson's engineering practice in Westminster, whose many associates were engaged throughout England, were responsible for substantial railway building programmes during the 'mania' years of the 1840s. By 1850, he was associated with one third of the railway network. His overseas railway involvements included building many miles of line and developing national transport plans. Robert Stephenson - The Eminent Engineer also considers Stephenson's public roles and shows how he was perceived by his contemporaries. Stephenson was a Member of Parliament and Commissioner for the Great Exhibition, was well respected as an arbitrator, received several British and overseas honours and was President of both the Institutions of Civil and Mechanical Engineering.

Author : David Ross
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752496743
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book George and Robert Stephenson written by David Ross and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2010-03-12 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From poverty to immense wealth, from humble beginnings to international celebrity, George and Robert Stephenson's was an extraordinary joint career. Together they overshadow all other engineers, with the possible exception of Robert's friend Isambard Kingdom Brunel, for one vital reason: they were winners. For them it was not enough to follow the progress made by others. They had to be the best. Colossal in confidence, ability, energy and ambition, George Stephenson was also a man of huge rages and jealousies, determined to create his own legend. Brought up from infancy by his father, Robert was a very different person. Driven by the need to be the super-successful son his father wanted, he struggled with self-distrust and morbid depression. More than once his career and reputation teetered on the edge of disaster. But by being flawed, he emerges as a far more appealing and sympathetic figure than the conventional picture of the 'eminent engineer.' David Ross's new biography of George and Robert Stephenson sheds new light on these two giants of British engineering.

Author : John Cordy Jeaffreson
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230375830
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Life of Robert Stephenson; with Descriptive Chapters on Some of His Most Important Professional Works by William Pole Volume 2 written by John Cordy Jeaffreson and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 edition. Excerpt: ...Alexander Eoss was united with him as co-engineer, to carry out on the spot all that very important part of the work which the engineer-in-chief could not personally superintend. The positions and mutual relations of the two engineers were accurately denned in the deed of contract made September 29, 1853, between the Grand Trunk Eailway Company of Canada, of the one part, and William Jackson, of Birkenhead, and Samuel Morton Peto, Thomas Brassey, and Edward Ladd Betts, all of London, in England, contractors, of the other part. ' The contractors, ' runs the language of the deed, ' will make, build, and construct the said tubular bridge over the said River St. Lawrence, at or near Montreal, according to the plans, sections, and specifications prepared and drawn by Eobert Stephenson, of London, aforesaid, Civil Engineer, M.P., and Alexander M'Kenzie Eoss, of Montreal, C.E.' The deed then requires: ' The Bridge when completed to be in perfect repair, and of the best and most substantial character, and to be approved of by the said Eobert Stephenson.' It further provides, ' that in case of the death, refusal, or inability to act of the said Alexander M'Kenzie Eoss, another engineer shall from time to time be appointed by the said Eobert Stephenson, in place of the said Alexander M'Kenzie Eoss, and who shall have all the powers of the said Alexander M'Kenzie Eoss. And in the event of the death, or refusal, or inability of the said Eobert Stephenson, then all things then remaining to be done by the said Eobert Stephenson shall be done by an eminent civil engineer, to be appointed by the president for the time being of the Institution of Civil Engineers in England, upon the requisition of the parties hereto, or either of them.' Thus, after

Author : David Ross
Publisher : History Press Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book George & Robert Stephenson written by David Ross and published by History Press Limited. This book was released on 2010 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From poverty to immense wealth, from humble beginnings to international celebrity, George and Robert Stephenson's was an extraordinary joint career. Together they overshadow all other engineers, with the possible exception of Robert's friend Isambard Kingdom Brunel, for one vital reason: they were winners. For them it was not enough to follow the progress made by others. They had to be the best. Colossal in confidence, ability, energy and ambition, George Stephenson was also a man of huge rages and jealousies, determined to create his own legend. Brought up from infancy by his father, Robert was a very different person. Driven by the need to be the super-successful son his father wanted, he struggled with self-distrust and morbid depression. More than once his career and reputation teetered on the edge of disaster. But by being flawed, he emerges as a far more appealing and sympathetic figure than the conventional picture of the 'eminent engineer.' David Ross's new biography of George and Robert Stephenson sheds new light on these two giants of British engineering.

Author : Anthony Burton
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1526754991
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book George & Robert Stephenson written by Anthony Burton and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dual biography of the father and son railroad engineers who revolutionized Victorian transportation and reshaped modern British life. Engineer and inventor George Stephenson is known as the Father of Railways. Together with his son Robert, he built the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public line. They also developed much of Britain’s early railway map. In George and Robert Stephenson, industrial historian Anthony Burton examines the lives of these two giants of the late Georgian and early Victorian ages. With new research, Burton offers a fresh look at the achievements of Robert Stephenson and Company Limited, the first engineering firm devoted to railway engines. Above all, he underscores the ability of both men to overcome some of the most pressing engineering problems of their time.

Author : L. T. C. Rolt
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 144561121X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book George and Robert Stephenson written by L. T. C. Rolt and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2009-03-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant, perceptive biography of the father and son who initiated the age of the railway.

Author : Samuel Smiles
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lives of the Engineers: The locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson written by Samuel Smiles and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Samuel Smiles
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lives of the Engineers written by Samuel Smiles and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-04 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Lives of the Engineers" (The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson) by Samuel Smiles. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Samuel Smiles
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3867412685
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lives of Engineers written by Samuel Smiles and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2010 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life and works of two of the very first civil engineers. Reprint of the 1879 edition.

Author : J. C. Jeaffreson
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781343354333
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Life of Robert Stephenson, F. R. S. Etc. Etc written by J. C. Jeaffreson and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-09-20 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.