Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Robert Stephenson
Standard Name: Stephenson, Robert
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1840: R. M. Stephenson patented his iron machinery...
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1840
R. M. Stephenson
patented his iron machinery for moving stage scenery.
Booth, Michael R. Theatre in the Victorian Age. Cambridge University Press, 1991.
79
1849: Robert Stephenson built a cast-iron High...
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1849
Robert Stephenson
built a cast-iron High Level Bridge over the Tyne River at Newcastle.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
271
Ellis, Hamilton. British Railway History: An Outline from the Accession of William IV to the Nationalisation of Railways 1830-1876. George Allen and Unwin, 1954.
179
Singer, Charles et al., editors. A History of Technology. Clarendon, 1958, 8 vols.
4: 461
5 March 1850: Robert Stephenson's tubular Britannia Bridge...
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5 March 1850
Robert Stephenson
's tubular Britannia Bridge over the Menai Straits opened for rail traffic to Holyhead on the Isle of Anglesey, off the coast of Wales.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
271
Simmons, Jack. The Railway in England and Wales 1830-1914. Leicester University Press, 1978.
159-60
Ellis, Hamilton. British Railway History: An Outline from the Accession of William IV to the Nationalisation of Railways 1830-1876. George Allen and Unwin, 1954.
184
Cardwell, Donald. The Fontana History of Technology. Fontana, 1994.
