George and Robert Stephenson
Pioneer Inventors and Engineers
$72.59
- Hardcover
232 pages
- Release Date
14 September 2020
Summary
This is a new biography of two great British engineering pioneers who did much to develop the world we now live in. George and Robert Stephenson were at the forefront of early railways and at the cutting edge of modern engineering history.
Industrial historian Anthony Burton looks into these two giants of the late Georgian and early Victorian age, who were responsible for the development of much of the early railway map in both Britain and other parts of the world. The work examines t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526754981 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1526754983 |
| Author: | Anthony Burton |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Transport |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 14 September 2020 |
| Weight: | 644g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Anthony Burton
Anthony Burton is a well known and respected historian of industrial and transport history, who has written many books over the last fifty years. During the past five decades, he has written books on the history and development of canals, railways and manufacturing, also covering the history of the industrial revolution and its effect on the landscape of Britain. He has in the past been involved with the making of a number of important television series, for the B B C and independent broadcasting companies on industrial historical subjects. This book about the Stephenson’s is his latest book for Pen and Sword, covering early engineering pioneers who paved the way in early industrial development. Anthony Burton lives in Stroud Gloucestershire, where he is involved with a number of local heritage projects and continues to research and write, books on industrial history.
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