George Stephenson: Quick Facts

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Born	June 9, 1781 • England
Died	August 12, 1848 (aged 67) • Chesterfield • England
Notable Family Members	son Robert Stephenson

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George Stephenson

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Matthew Murray

English engineer

Robert Stephenson

Robert Stephenson

British engineer

Richard Trevithick, detail of an oil painting by John Linnell, 1816; in the Science Museum, London.

Richard Trevithick

British engineer and inventor

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Sir Daniel Gooch, 1st Baronet

British engineer

Peter Cooper

Peter Cooper

American inventor and manufacturer

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Marc Séguin, the Elder

French engineer

Baldwin, Matthias William

Matthias William Baldwin

American manufacturer

Sir William Siemens, engraving after a portrait by Rudolf Lehmann

Sir William Siemens

German-born English engineer and inventor

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

British engineer

Sir Marc Isambard Brunel

Sir Marc Isambard Brunel

French-born engineer and inventor

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Sir Charles Algernon Parsons

British engineer

Matthew Boulton, detail of an engraving by William Sharp after a portrait by William Beachey, 18th century

Matthew Boulton

British engineer and manufacturer

Thomas Savery's steam pump

Thomas Savery

British engineer and inventor

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Joseph Bramah

British inventor

William George Armstrong, c. 1870

William George Armstrong, Baron Armstrong

British industrialist and engineer

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William Symington

British engineer

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John Fowler

English engineer

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Joshua Field

British civil engineer

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William Hedley

British inventor

Frank Whittle

Sir Frank Whittle

British inventor and aviator