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    George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer during the Industrial Revolution. Renowned as the...
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    Stephenson's Rocket is an early steam locomotive of 0-2-2 wheel arrangement. It was built for and won the Rainhill Trials of the Liverpool and Manchester...
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  • George Stephenson (1781–1848) was an English engineer, known as the "Father of Railways". George Stephenson may also refer to: George Stephenson (footballer...
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    Stephenson FRS HFRSE FRSA DCL (16 October 1803 – 12 October 1859) was an English civil engineer and designer of locomotives. The only son of George Stephenson...
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    Andrew George Stephenson CBE (born 17 February 1981) is a British politician serving as Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care since November...
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    George Robert Stephenson (20 October 1819 – 26 October 1905) was a British civil engineer. Stephenson was born to Robert Stephenson Senior (brother of...
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    435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in). The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George Stephenson), international gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal...
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    Geordie lamp (redirect from Stephenson lamp)
    atmospheres, invented by George Stephenson in 1815 as a miner's lamp to prevent explosions due to firedamp in coal mines. In 1815, Stephenson was the engine-wright...
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  • George Stephenson) George Stephenson (disambiguation), multiple other people Gilbert Stephenson (1878–1972), British Vice Admiral Gordon Stephenson (1908–1997)...
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    written novels with his uncle, George Jewsbury ("J. Frederick George"), under the collective pseudonym Stephen Bury. Stephenson has worked part-time as an...
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    House, in Tapton, Derbyshire, England, was once the home of engineer George Stephenson, who built the first public railway line in the world to use steam...
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    steam locomotive. Locomotion No. 1, built by George Stephenson and his son Robert's company Robert Stephenson and Company, was the first steam locomotive...
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    College at the Howlands Farm site on Elvet Hill. It is named after George Stephenson, the 19th-century railway engineer and pioneer. In 1992, University...
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  • Arthur George Stephenson (1890–1967), was an Australian architect. Stephensen was born in 1890 at Box Hill, Victoria, Australia. In 1907 Stephenson worked...
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    of Arts. Despite his lack of scientific knowledge, engine-wright George Stephenson devised a lamp in which the air entered via tiny holes, through which...
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  • George Stephenson (4 February 1874 – 6 November 1918) was a notable New Zealand auctioneer, rugby player, theatrical company manager and entrepreneur...
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  • George Stephenson (March 14, 1814 – October 23, 1878) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates...
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    George Stephenson's Birthplace is the 18th-century stone cottage home of rail pioneer George Stephenson. Located along the north bank of the River Tyne...
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    Martin Stephenson & the Daintees is a British rock/folk/pop band combining elements of "rockabilly, show tunes, rootsy pop, straight-ahead rock and punk"...
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  • Stephenson College may refer to: Stephenson College, Coalville Stephenson College, Durham This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the...
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    The Clay Cross Company was founded as George Stephenson and Co. in 1837 by the railway pioneer, George Stephenson. The company established coal mines,...
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    Locomotion No. 1 (category George Stephenson)
    by the pioneering railway engineers George and Robert Stephenson at their manufacturing firm, Robert Stephenson and Company. It became the first steam...
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    Wallbottle colliery on Tyneside when George Stephenson was a fireman there. In 1823, when Joseph was 17, Stephenson was involved with planning the Stockton...
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    famous for the being the birthplace of George Stephenson, one of the early railway pioneers. George Stephenson's Birthplace, his cottage, can be found...
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    George Stephenson built a number of experimental steam locomotives to work in the Killingworth Colliery between 1814 and 1826. George Stephenson was appointed...
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    in the northeast of England used Geordie safety lamps, designed by George Stephenson, known locally as "Geordie the engine-wright", in 1815 rather than...
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    the Derby to Leeds railway (North Midland Line) begun in 1837 by George Stephenson. During the work, a sizeable seam of coal was discovered while the...
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    in London, making it the oldest locomotive in existence. In 1814, George Stephenson, inspired by the early locomotives of Trevithick, Murray and Hedley...
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  • George Stephenson High School is a coeducational secondary school located in Killingworth, North Tyneside, England. It was called the George Stephenson...
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  • George Stephenson was a Confederate Marine who served in the American Civil War. Stephenson served on the CSS Sumter and was responsible for the Marine...
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