The Life of George Stephenson, railway engineer. de [STEPHENSON, George (1781-1848)] SMILES, Samuel (1812-1904) - 1857

London:: John Murray, 1857., 1857. 8vo. xvi, 546 pp. Frontispiece portrait; thin waterstain along the upper edge (showing on the frontis., the edges, but not showing in the text block itself – thankfully), a bit of foxing. Later red gilt-stamped cloth. Ownership signature of Henry C. King, 1936. Third edition, revised, with additions. George Stephenson was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer during the Industrial Revolution. Renowned as the "Father of Railways", Stephenson was considered by the Victorians as a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement. His chosen rail gauge, sometimes called "Stephenson gauge", was the basis for the 4-foot-8+1?2-inch (1.435 m) standard gauge used by most of the world's railways . . . Built by George and his son Robert's company Robert Stephenson and Company, the Locomotion No. 1 was the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line, the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825. George also built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use locomotives, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which opened in 1830. – Wikip.