The Rocket: The Story of the Stephensons, Father and Son
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The book "Rocket: The Story of the Stevensons, Father and Son" tells about the life and achievements of the famous English engineers George and Robert Stevenson. The author, Helen K. Knight, has crafted an engaging narrative that reveals the importance of the Stevenson inventions in the development of railroad transportation and industry in the 19th century.
Readers will learn about how the father and son jointly created the "Rocket" locomotive, which determined the further development of railway transport. The book reveals the complex relationship between inventors, their struggle with competitors and difficulties on the way to success.
"The Rocket: The Story of the Stevensons, Father and Son" is a fascinating book that invites readers to immerse themselves in the era of the industrial revolution and discover for themselves the unparalleled contribution of two outstanding engineers to technological progress.
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Data sheet
- Name of the Author
- Helen C. (Helen Cross) Knight
- Language
- English
- Release date
- 2015-10-03
- Title
- The Rocket: The Story of the Stephensons, Father and Son
- Subject
- Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Christian life -- Juvenile fiction
Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction
Inventors -- Great Britain -- Juvenile fiction
Locomotives -- History -- Juvenile fiction
PZ
Railroads -- Great Britain -- History -- Juvenile fiction
Stephenson, George, 1781-1848 -- Juvenile fiction
Stephenson, Robert, 1803-1859 -- Juvenile fiction
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