Richard Trevithick
by Gary Brown/science Photo Library
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Richard Trevithick
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Gary Brown/science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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Richard Trevithick (1771-1833). Caricature of the British engineer and father of locomotive power Richard Trevithick. Trevithick built his first road steam locomotive in 1801 and went on to construct a locomotive with its own circular railway track (1808). However, over this period Trevithick lost nearly all his funding. He moved to Peru and became involved with Simon Bolivar, the revolutionary. His investments there were also unsuccessful and he was forced to return home, where he died a pauper.
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October 2nd, 2018
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