The principles upon which a safety lamp might be constructed I stated to several persons long before Sir Humphrey Davy came into this part of the country.
George Stephenson Quotes
The rage for railroads is so great that many will be laid in parts where they will not pay.
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| Birth: | 9th June, 1781 |
| Death: | 12th August, 1848 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Civil Engineer, Inventor, Mechanical Engineer |
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George Stephenson was born in Wylam, Northumberland, England. He was an English civil engineer, mechanical engineer, and inventor who built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use steam locomotives, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway which opened in 1830.
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