George Stephenson
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| George Stephenson | |
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 Engineer and Inventor |
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| Born | 9 June 1781 Wylam, Northumberland, England |
| Died | 12 August 1848 (age 67) Tapton House, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England |
George Stephenson was born on the 9 June 1781. He died on the 12 August 1848. He was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer. He built the first public railway line in the world to use steam locomotives. He is known as the "Father of Railways".
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