An edition of Lives of the engineers
(1861)
Lives Of The Engineers
George And Robert Stephenson; The Locomotive
by Samuel Smiles
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Stories of Great British Men and their Great Feats of engineering - diverting the Thames, draining vast swamps, etc. A very popular work at the time, extolling the will and spirit of heroic figures, turning acts of engineering into ripping tales.
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Biography, Engineering, Engineers, History, Roads, Steam-engine, Britain, Engineers, biography, Roads, great britainPeople
George Stephenson (1781-1848), James Brindley, James Watt (1736-1819), John Metcalf (1717-1810), John Metcalfe (1717-1810), John Rennie, John Rennie (1761-1821), John Smeaton (1724-1792), Matthew Boulton, Matthew Boulton (1728-1809), Robert Stephenson (1803-1859), Thomas TelfordPlaces
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Lives Of The Engineers: George And Robert Stephenson; The Locomotive
June 1, 2007, Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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in English
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Lives of the Engineers: Selections from Samuel Smiles
June 15, 1966, The MIT Press
Hardcover
in English
- New Ed edition
0262080265 9780262080262
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