Trevithick

[trev-uh-thik]

noun

Richard,1771–1833, English engineer.

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Both Trevithick and Evans invented the high-pressure engine.
The Age of Invention
Holland Thompson
But even when he had the best chances, Trevithick threw them away.
The Life of George Stephenson and of his Son Robert Stephenson
Samuel Smiles
Among the most prominent of these were Trevithick and Woolf.
The Life of George Stephenson and of his Son Robert Stephenson
Samuel Smiles
Trevithick's father acted as purser at several of the mines.
The Life of George Stephenson and of his Son Robert Stephenson
Samuel Smiles
But Trevithick did not confine himself to the steam pumping-engine.
Cornish Worthies, Volume 2 (of 2)
Walter H. Tregellas

British Dictionary definitions for trevithick

Trevithick

noun

Richard . 1771–1833, British engineer, who built the first steam-driven passenger carriage (1801) and the first locomotive to run on smooth wheels on smooth rails (1804)

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