Project Gutenberg 2014-08-19 Public domain in the USA. 166 Trevithick, Francis 1812 1877 Life of Richard Trevithick, with an Account of His Inventions. Volume 2 (of 2) E-text prepared by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Life of Richard Trevithick, with an Account of His Inventions. Volume 2 (of 2)" by Francis Trevithick is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume details the life, inventions, and significant contributions of Richard Trevithick, a key figure in the development of the steam-engine. The book explores various inventions and applications of the high-pressure steam engine, illustrating Trevithick's innovative ideas that shaped the industrial landscape." The opening of this volume introduces Captain Richard Trevithick's remarkable progress in inventing steam-powered machines and engines during the early 19th century. It highlights his pioneering work, including the creation of a stone-crushing mill and a portable high-pressure engine. Anecdotes from his correspondence illustrate his entrepreneurial spirit as he sought to revolutionize industries, from mining to agriculture, and even provided insights into the complexities he faced, such as competing interests and the technical challenges of his inventions. Overall, this section contextualizes Trevithick’s contributions, setting the stage for a deeper examination of his life and legacy throughout the rest of the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46634/46634-h/images/cover.jpg en Engineers -- Great Britain -- Biography Cornwall (England : County) -- Biography Trevithick, Richard, 1771-1833 TJ Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Engineering & Construction 1066837 1066518 2024-09-19T12:42:36.400022 2023-09-20T08:47:39.348894 text/html text/html 1048006 2014-08-19T18:10:32 text/html 3070015 2014-08-19T18:15:26 text/html application/zip 2812247 2024-09-19T12:42:57.524927 application/epub+zip 2832518 2024-09-19T12:42:40.523000 application/epub+zip 386526 2024-09-19T12:42:38.241993 application/epub+zip 3131373 2024-09-19T12:43:07.582334 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3067940 2024-09-19T12:42:54.386900 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 630027 2022-09-21T08:03:47.445202 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 820821 820650 2024-09-19T12:42:33.233062 2023-09-20T08:47:36.356882 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 820653 2014-08-19T18:07:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 288536 2014-08-19T18:07:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 820822 2014-08-19T18:07:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 288475 2014-08-19T18:07:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20393 2024-09-19T12:43:07.750339 application/rdf+xml 7049 2024-09-19T12:42:38.493979 image/jpeg 1527 2024-09-19T12:42:38.381985 image/jpeg 2744048 2024-09-19T12:42:36.579026 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog