A political and social reformer, Samuel Smiles (1812-1904) was also a noted biographer in the Victorian period, paying particular attention to engineers. His first biography was of George Stephenson (1781-1848), whom he met at the opening of the North Midland Railway in 1840. After Stephenson died, Smiles wrote a memoir of him for Eliza Cook's Journal. With the permission of Stephenson's son, Robert, this evolved into the first full biography of the great engineer, published in 1857 and reissued here in its revised third edition. This detailed and lively account of Stephenson's life, which…mehr
A political and social reformer, Samuel Smiles (1812-1904) was also a noted biographer in the Victorian period, paying particular attention to engineers. His first biography was of George Stephenson (1781-1848), whom he met at the opening of the North Midland Railway in 1840. After Stephenson died, Smiles wrote a memoir of him for Eliza Cook's Journal. With the permission of Stephenson's son, Robert, this evolved into the first full biography of the great engineer, published in 1857 and reissued here in its revised third edition. This detailed and lively account of Stephenson's life, which proved very popular, charts his education and youth, his crucial contribution to the development of Britain's railways, and his relationships with many notables of the Victorian world. It remains of interest to the general reader as well as historians of engineering, transport and business.
Preface 1. Early years 2. Begins a career of labour 3. Engineman at Newburn 4. Brakesman at Black Callerton 5. Marriage, and housekeeping at Willington Quay 6. Brakesman at West Moor, Killingworth 7. Colliery engine-wright at Killingworth 8. The beginnings of railways and locomotives 9. George Stephenson's first locomotives 10. Invents the 'Geordy' safety lamp 11. Controversy as to the invention of the safety lamp 12. Further improvements in the locomotive 13. Education of his son 14. Railway pioneers 15. First survey of the Liverpool and Manchester railway 16. Mr Stephenson appointed engineer of the Stockton and Darlington Railway 17. Completion and opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway 18. Mr Stephenson appointed to survey a railway from Liverpool to Manchester 19. Mr Stephenson examined before the parliamentary committee on the Liverpool and Manchester bill 20. The Liverpool and Manchester Railway bill carried, and Mr Stephenson appointed engineer 21. A prize offered for the best locomotive engine 22. The building of the 'Rocket' 23. The competition of locomotives at Rainhill 24. The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway 25. Extension of the railway system 26. Advance of public opinion in favour of railways 27. Mr Stephenson engineer of the Manchester and Leeds, and Midland railways 28. Surveys of lines to Scotland and Holyhead 29. Mr Stephenson and the new school of fast engineers 30. Mr Stephenson's partial retirement from the profession 31. The railway mania 32. Mr Stephenson's connection with Mr Hudson 33. Mr Stephenson's connection with foreign railways 34. Residence at Tapton 35. Closing years 36. His character Résumé of the railway system and its results.
Preface 1. Early years 2. Begins a career of labour 3. Engineman at Newburn 4. Brakesman at Black Callerton 5. Marriage, and housekeeping at Willington Quay 6. Brakesman at West Moor, Killingworth 7. Colliery engine-wright at Killingworth 8. The beginnings of railways and locomotives 9. George Stephenson's first locomotives 10. Invents the 'Geordy' safety lamp 11. Controversy as to the invention of the safety lamp 12. Further improvements in the locomotive 13. Education of his son 14. Railway pioneers 15. First survey of the Liverpool and Manchester railway 16. Mr Stephenson appointed engineer of the Stockton and Darlington Railway 17. Completion and opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway 18. Mr Stephenson appointed to survey a railway from Liverpool to Manchester 19. Mr Stephenson examined before the parliamentary committee on the Liverpool and Manchester bill 20. The Liverpool and Manchester Railway bill carried, and Mr Stephenson appointed engineer 21. A prize offered for the best locomotive engine 22. The building of the 'Rocket' 23. The competition of locomotives at Rainhill 24. The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway 25. Extension of the railway system 26. Advance of public opinion in favour of railways 27. Mr Stephenson engineer of the Manchester and Leeds, and Midland railways 28. Surveys of lines to Scotland and Holyhead 29. Mr Stephenson and the new school of fast engineers 30. Mr Stephenson's partial retirement from the profession 31. The railway mania 32. Mr Stephenson's connection with Mr Hudson 33. Mr Stephenson's connection with foreign railways 34. Residence at Tapton 35. Closing years 36. His character Résumé of the railway system and its results.
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