Cover of The Life of George Stephenson and of His Son Robert Stephenson

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The Life of George Stephenson and of His Son Robert Stephenson

door Samuel Smiles · 25 delen · about 13 hours 51 minutes leestijd

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George Stephenson kon pas lezen toen hij achttien was. Daarna bouwde hij de spoorwegen. Samuel Smiles vertelt het verhaal van George en van zijn zoon Robert, de bruggen over de Menai Strait en de Conway, de Rocket, de grote parlementaire veldslagen, in de biografie die Victoriaans Groot-Brittannië leerde ingenieurs te bewonderen. Het is een lang, bevredigend leven vol werk, en het maakte zelfhulp tot een huishoudwoord.

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Preface49 min Preface to the Eighth Edition, 18644 min Part 1, Chapter 1: Schemers and Projectors.22 min Part 1, Chapter 2: Early Locomotive Models.23 min Part 1, Chapter 3: The Cornish Locomotive--memoir of Richard Trevithick.40 min Part 2, Chapter 1: The Newcastle Coal-field--george Stephenson's Early Years.23 min Part 2, Chapter 2: Newburn and Callerton--george Stephenson Learns to Be an Engine-man.18 min Part 2, Chapter 3: Engine-man at Willington Quay and Killingworth.27 min Part 2, Chapter 4: The Stephensons at Killingworth--education and Self-education of Father and Son.25 min Part 2, Chapter 5: The Locomotive Engine--george Stephenson Begins Its Improvement.38 min Part 2, Chapter 6: Invention of the "geordy" Safety-lamp.41 min Part 2, Chapter 7: George Stephenson's Farther Improvements in the Locomotive--the Hetton Railway--robert Stephenson as Viewer's Apprentice and Student.33 min Part 2, Chapter 8: George Stephenson Engineer of the Stockton and Darlington Railway.54 min Part 2, Chapter 9: The Liverpool and Manchester Railway Projected.32 min Part 2, Chapter 10: Parliamentary Contest on the Liverpool and Manchester Bill.32 min Part 2, Chapter 11: Chat Moss--construction of the Railway.34 min Part 2, Chapter 12: Robert Stephenson's Residence in Colombia, and Return--the Battle of the Locomotive--"the Rocket."49 min Part 2, Chapter 13: Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, and Extension of the Railway System.33 min Part 2, Chapter 14: Robert Stephenson Constructs the London and Birmingham Railway.27 min Part 2, Chapter 15: Manchester and Leeds, and Midland Railways--stephenson's Life at Alton--visit to Belgium--general Extension of Railways and Their Results.47 min Part 2, Chapter 16: George Stephenson's Coal-mines--appears at Mechanics' Institutes--his Opinion on Railway Speeds--atmospheric System--railway Mania--visits to Belgium and Spain.54 min Part 2, Chapter 17: Robert Stephenson's Career--the Stephensons and Brunel--east Coast Route to Scotland--royal Border Bridge, Berwick--high-level Bridge, Newcastle.29 min Part 2, Chapter 18: Chester and Holyhead Railway--menai and Conway Bridges.34 min Part 2, Chapter 19: Closing Years of George Stephenson's Life--illness and Death--character.24 min Part 2, Chapter 20: Robert Stephenson's Victoria Bridge, Lower Canada--illness and Death.39 min