George Stephenson

✶June 9, 1781

†August 12, 1848

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George Stephenson was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer. Renowned as the "Father of Railways", Stephenson was considered by the Victorians as a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement. His chosen rail gauge, sometimes called "Stephenson gauge", was the basis for the 4-foot-8+1⁄2-inch (1.435 m) standard gauge used by most of the world's railways.

English civil and mechanical engineer and the "Father of Railways" (1781-1848)

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Biography from the article George Stephenson on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.