Table of Contents

Preface; List of plates; List of figures in the text; Chronology of the life and work of Richard Trevithick, Civil Engineer; 1. Introductory; 2. Early life in Cornwall; 3. The field widens; 4. Invention at flood-tide; 5. The great adventure; 6. Last flashes of his genius; Trevithick portraiture; Memorials to Richard Trevithick; Letters patent for inventions; Bibliography; Pedigree of Trevithick family; Index.

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This 1934 study of the life and work of Trevithick places his achievements in the context of the Industrial Revolution.

About the Author

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