
4 0 c m
31cm
actual image size: 23cm x 32cm
Description
Trevithick's high-presure steam engine used with a dredging machine on the River Thames. Richard Trevithick (1771-1833) was an English engineer and inventor who, unlike James Watt (1736-1819), favoured higher presure steam engines which gave greater power from smaller engines. From 1800 to 1825 he built several steam road carriages, the first steam railway locomotives and a large number of stationary steam engines. Nothing he did was commercially succesful, however, and he died in debt.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10326453
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