description: The railways were the most revolutionary innovation of Victorian times and we owe them to these two men, the most important engineers of their time. returncharacterreturncharacterThey carried Britain into the modern age with dramatic speed, transforming the pace and style of everyday life. We owe them to two men who, father and son, can lay claim to be the most important engineers of their time, George and Robert Stephenson. returncharacterreturncharacterIn this excellent biography L.T.C. Rolt author of Victorian Engineering and Thomas Telford, assesses their lives and their work.
language: English
title: George and Robert Stephenson: The Railway Revolution
titlecomplete: George and Robert Stephenson: The Railway Revolution
characters: Robert Stephenson, George Stephenson
genres: History, Technology
ratings_count: 21
publisher: Praeger