| 单词 | Trevithick |
| 例句 | She is the daughter of Amelia A. Newcomb of Hingham, Mass., and Paul B. Trevithick of Brookline, Mass. The bride’s mother works in Boston as the managing editor of the Christian Science Monitor. Harlan Trevithick, Michael Simpson 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z When discussing pioneering steam engine and locomotive designer Richard Trevithick's work, Genius said "it was Stephenson who made it something really practical." How the BBC rewrote history to disrespect Leeds ... again 2013-02-04T17:10:13Z Jennie Trevithick was being flown from the Isles of Scilly to have her baby at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro on 5 December. Baby born on helicopter between Isles of Scilly and Cornwall 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z Other British engineers soon built improved versions of Trevithick’s locomotive. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Google’s US$10-million project aimed to test the cold-fusion claims rigorously in a field that lacked credible scientific data, says Trevithick. Google revives controversial cold-fusion experiments 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z The Iranians considered Trevithick a less serious case, in part because he did not hold Iranian citizenship, and released him hours before the other prisoners flew out of Iran. Special Report: America's unending hostage crisis with Iran 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z And two other American detainees, Kian Tajbakhsh and Matthew Trevithick, quietly left on commercial flights, in an arrangement officially classed as separate from the larger package. Her Husband Was a Princeton Graduate Student. Then He Was Taken Prisoner in Iran. 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z Ms Trevithick, 41, who is a brewer on St Mary's, started having contractions on the evening of 4 December and went to the island's birth centre with her partner, Hayden Simpson, 38. Baby born on helicopter between Isles of Scilly and Cornwall 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z In 1804, an English engineer named Richard Trevithick won a bet of several thousand dollars. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt Trevithick spent 41 days in Iran’s Evin prison after completing an intensive immersion program at Tehran University. Opinion | American colleges should stop recklessly sending students to Iran 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Two months later, in December, Iranian security forces took yet another prisoner – Matthew Trevithick, an American studying Persian in Tehran. Special Report: America's unending hostage crisis with Iran 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z One more prisoner, Nosratollah Khosravi-Roodsari, chose to remain in Iran, while a fifth prisoner, American student Matthew Trevithick, was released separately. U.S. says payment to Iran used as leverage for prisoners' release 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Since returning, Trevithick went to eat a hamburger with his mother and is looking forward to watching the new Star Wars movie, according to CNN. Freed U.S. student: Now is not the time to go to Iran - CNN 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Matthew Trevithick grew up in Boston and traveled overseas in 2008 after earning a degree in International Relations. American Held in Iran Recounts 41 Days in Prison 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z The Boston Globe reports that family greeted 30-year-old Matthew Trevithick early Sunday evening when he landed at Boston’s Logan Airport. The Latest: Massachusetts man freed from Iran returns home 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Trevithick met rowing coach Bruce Smith in Iraq. The Latest: Hingham man detained in Iran prison returns home 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z A fifth American, a language student, Matt Trevithick, was also released but was not part of the exchange deal. 'Happy to be home': Amir Hekmati lands in Michigan after release from Iran 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Iranian officials also announced the release of Matthew Trevithick, a detained American student from Hingham, Mass., though his case was said to be unrelated to the swap. 'It was really touch and go' for Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z One of them, student Matthew Trevithick, has since been reunited with his family in Boston. Jason Rezaian on Iranian release: 'I’m a hell of a lot better than 48 hours ago' 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z An American released separate to the prisoner swap — Matthew Trevithick — was already home in Boston, according to the Boston Globe. Americans freed by Iran are met with joy, long-awaited reunions 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z The fifth American who was released, Matthew Trevithick, a researcher and student from Hingham, Mass., returned to the United States on Sunday night. As Freed Americans Rejoin Relatives, Mystery Surrounds One Who Stayed Put 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z A fourth prisoner, student Matt Trevithick, was released and left the country separately. For Rezaian and others freed from Iran, journey home could be a long one 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z Trevithick arrived in Boston on Sunday after 40 days in captivity, the Boston Globe reported. 'It was really touch and go' for Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Trevithick, 30, who had been studying Farsi at an institute in Tehran before his arrest last month, left the country separately on a commercial flight. Jason Rezaian on Iranian release: 'I’m a hell of a lot better than 48 hours ago' 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Mr. Trevithick, although not technically part of the deal, was released Saturday and immediately left the country on a commercial flight. 14 Testy Months Behind U.S. Prisoner Swap With Iran 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z “I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who exudes as much energy, enthusiasm and curiosity,” said Andrew Bacevich, professor emeritus of international relations and history at Boston University, where Trevithick was his student. Massachusetts man detained 40 days in Iran returns home 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z A fifth American, Matthew Trevithick, was released separately and was on his way back home Saturday evening, his family and White House officials said. Family of Robert Levinson, American missing in Iran, reacts to prisoner swap 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z A fifth man, Matthew Trevithick, was freed in a separate process. Iran: US imposes new sanctions over missile test - BBC News 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z Matthew Trevithick, a writer and researcher, was released on Saturday, although not as part of the deal. 'A good day': Obama hails release of Jason Rezaian and other Americans from Iran 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z A fifth American, student Matthew Trevithick was released independently of the larger swap, and already had headed home. Freed American Prisoners Arrive in Germany 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z It was in Iraq that Trevithick met rowing coach Bruce Smith, who was conducting a rowing camp for the Iraqi national rowing team. Massachusetts man detained 40 days in Iran returns home 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z A fifth American, Matthew Trevithick, left Iran on Saturday after being freed under an arrangement separate from the prisoner exchange. 3 Freed Americans Leave Iran; U.S. Places New Sanctions 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z A fifth American, student Matthew Trevithick, was also allowed to leave Iran after being detained in recent months. Washington Post’s Jason Rezaian Departs From Iran After Prisoner Swap 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z The fifth, student Matthew Trevithick, who was in Iran studying Persian, left earlier. As improved U.S.-Iran relations are celebrated, questions loom about the road ahead 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z The Boston Globe reports that family greeted 30-year-old Matthew Trevithick early Sunday evening when he landed at Boston's Logan Airport. The Massachusetts man who had been detained in an Iranian prison for 40 days and released has returned home 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z Institute of Peace in Washington, described Trevithick as a “winsome, sweet and intelligent man.” Massachusetts man detained 40 days in Iran returns home 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z A fifth prisoner, American student Matthew Trevithick, was released separately on Saturday, a U.S. official said. U.S. prisoners leave Iran, arrive in Germany, as Obama hails win for diplomacy 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z A fifth American, identified as Matt Trevithick, was also released Saturday but was not part of the exchange. For 3 Americans held in Tehran, travel was deeply personal 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Except for Trevithick, the prisoners were released in an exchange for seven Iranians who were jailed or facing trial in the U.S. As improved U.S.-Iran relations are celebrated, questions loom about the road ahead 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z A fifth American, student Matthew Trevithick, was freed separately. GOP presidential candidates say Iran deal to free Americans makes U.S. look weak 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z A senior U.S. official said Trevithick, 30, has already left Iran. Plane leaves Iran with Post reporter, other Americans in swap 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Mr. Trevithick was a competitive rower in college, and won a silver medal at the 2008 Head of the Charles regatta, according to a profile in Boston University’s alumni magazine. Among the Captives Freed by Iran, a U.S. Researcher Held for 40 Days 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z A fifth American, Matthew Trevithick, was also been released separately. Iran nuclear deal: 'New chapter' for Tehran as sanctions end - BBC News 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z Another U.S. detainee, Matthew Trevithick, was also freed, but his case was said to be unrelated to the prisoner swap. Who are the Americans freed by Iran? 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Matthew Trevithick, a writer and researcher who had written for the Atlantic, the Christian Science Monitor, the Wall Street Journal and the Daily Beast, was also released. Obama administration defends Iran deals on prisoners and sanctions 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z A fifth American, identified as language student Matt Trevithick, was also released Saturday but was not part of the exchange deal. Plane leaves Iran with Post reporter, other Americans in swap 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z “The only time I’m certain I’m not at work is when I’m sleeping,” Mr. Trevithick told the magazine. Among the Captives Freed by Iran, a U.S. Researcher Held for 40 Days 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z Matthew Trevithick, a Hingham native, was released independently of a prisoner exchange between the U.S. and Iran that saw four American prisoners discharged. Massachusetts man detained in Iran for 40 days released 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Trevithick also coached both the Iraqi and Afghan national rowing teams, according to an article provided by the family. Meet the Americans freed from Iranian prison 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Trevithick is a journalist and student who had travelled and worked in conflict-torn nations including Syria, Mali and Afghanistan, pausing along the way to try to start a rowing team. Prisoner release and nuclear deal sees Iran sanctions lifted as US heralds ‘safer world’ 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Student Matthew Trevithick was also released in a move unrelated to the swap, U.S. officials said. Several Republicans running for president are praising Iran's release of 4 detained Americans, even as they condemn the Obama administration for its dealings with the Islamic Republic 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z They said the student, identified as Matthew Trevithick, was released independently of the exchange and already was on his way home. Iran Sanctions Lifted as U.N. Agency Says Nuclear Deal Is Met 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Trevithick, 30, went to Iran in September for a four-month language program at an institute associated with Tehran University, his family said in a statement provided to The Associated Press. Massachusetts man detained in Iran for 40 days released 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z In a separate case, a fifth American, Matthew Trevithick, was also allowed to leave Iran today, before the others. Prisoner Swap: Obama’s Secret Second Channel to Iran 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z A fifth American, Matthew Trevithick, was also released on Saturday. Iran nuclear deal: International sanctions lifted - BBC News 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Trevithick, an American student and researcher, was held in Tehran’s Elvin Prison for 40 days, according to the U.S. What to Know About the U.S. Prisoners Released by Iran 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z They say the student, identified as Matthew Trevithick, was released independently of the exchange on Saturday and already was on his way home. The Latest: Work proceeds to get freed Americans out of Iran 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Wright said she last saw Trevithick about a year ago, when they traveled to the Syrian border together for an article Wright was working on. Massachusetts man detained in Iran for 40 days released 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Shortly after he graduated from Boston University, Trevithick worked as my research assistant at the Woodrow Wilson International Center, in Washington. Prisoner Swap: Obama’s Secret Second Channel to Iran 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z A US official told Reuters Iran released a fifth captive, student Matthew Trevithick, separately. Trump condemns terms of Iran prisoner swap as Republicans join in criticism 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Matthew Trevithick, a student, was released after 40 days of detention at Evin Prison in Tehran, according to a statement from his parents. A look at the dual-national prisoners released by Iran 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z They said the student, identified as Matthew Trevithick, was already on his way home. US, EU lift sanctions against Iran amid landmark nuke deal 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Institute of Peace in Washington, said it’s not completely clear why Trevithick was detained. Massachusetts man detained in Iran for 40 days released 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Separately, an American student, Matthew Trevithick, departed Iran earlier on Saturday after being detained in Iran but not formally arrested, representing a fifth American freed by Tehran. Iran Releases Americans in Prisoner Swap 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z This story has been corrected with the proper spellings of Mechanic, Khosravi-Roodsari and Trevithick. Iran releases Americans in breakthrough prisoner exchange 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Trevithick took a leave of absence from the center in September to focus on increasing his fluency in Dari, a language closed related to Farsi. A look at the dual-national prisoners released by Iran 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Iranian officials also announced the release of a detained American student, Matthew Trevithick, from Hingham, Mass., though his case was said to be unrelated to the swap. Iran releases 4 Americans in prisoner swap with U.S. 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Trevithick is the co-founder of SREO, a nonpartisan research center that provides objective analysis on the humanitarian crisis in the region. Massachusetts man detained in Iran for 40 days released 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z A fifth detained American, student and researcher Matthew Trevithick, was also released, unrelated to the prisoner swap, according to the Associated Press and Reuters. Iran Releases Washington Post Reporter, 3 Other Americans 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z A fifth American, writer and student Matthew Trevithick, was also released from jail in Iran on Saturday, but his release was not part of the prisoner exchange. Jason Rezaian and three other US prisoners leave Iran - BBC News 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z A fifth American detained in Iran, Matthew Trevithick, was released in a move unrelated to the swap, U.S. officials said. A look at the dual-national prisoners released by Iran 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Trevithick's family said he had been held 40 days in Iran after arriving in the country for an intensive language program at an institute affiliated with Tehran University. Iran releases 4 Americans in prisoner swap with U.S. 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z When he isn’t teaching, grading papers or preparing for a course, Trevithick is commuting. The corporatization of higher education: With a system that caters to the 1 percent, students and faculty get screwed 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Joseph Trevithick, the journalist to whom Centcom released the document, welcomed the release as a possible sign of increased transparency over claims of civilian deaths. Civilian deaths claimed in 71 US-led airstrikes on Isis 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z The patron of Davy, Trevithick, Horn-*blower, and Goldsworthy Gurney, he was himself a man of remarkable and varied abilities, scientist, mathematician, and antiquary, and President of the Royal Society. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z After Trevithick followed Blenkinsop, who made a locomotive which ran ten miles an hour. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z This story was updated with reaction from the Washington Post and the Hekmati and Trevithick families. Iran releases 4 Americans in prisoner swap with U.S. 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z “Over four decades, there’s been a replacement of good jobs with bad jobs, essentially,” Trevithick said. The corporatization of higher education: With a system that caters to the 1 percent, students and faculty get screwed 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z There was a long-headed engine-man in one of the Newcastle collieries about this time, in whose mind the true solution of the problem was rapidly developing, but Trevithick had nearly forestalled him. Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science 2011-07-19T02:00:21.280Z He had seen Trevithick’s engine, and when a youth had frequently met Trevithick himself. The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress 2011-06-15T02:00:20.920Z In 1796 Richard Trevithick, a Cornish marine captain, was producing a road locomotive. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z In 1802, Richard Trevithick, a pupil of Murdoch’s, who afterward became well known in connection with the introduction of railroads, made a model steam-carriage, which was patented in the same year. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z Traditionally, Trevithick said, adjunct positions were about paying dues. The corporatization of higher education: With a system that caters to the 1 percent, students and faculty get screwed 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z A man of undoubted talent and ingenuity, with influential friends both in Cornwall and London, Trevithick had a fair start in life, and every opportunity of distinguishing himself. Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science 2011-07-19T02:00:21.280Z Trevithick, and many others working in mining during the late 1790s, were tired of paying royalties to James Watt and Matthew Boulton for the use of their Newcomen steam engine design. Richard Trevithick's mighty steam locomotive honoured in Google doodle 2011-04-13T11:45:00Z In 1804 Trevithick adapted the Watt engine to transport and made the first locomotive. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z Trevithick used no device to aid the friction of the wheels on the rails in giving pulling-power, and seems to have understood that none was needed. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z Among the locomotives were the "Mississippi," built in England in 1834; a model of Stephenson's "Rocket;" a steam carriage, used in France in 1759; and a model of Trevithick's locomotive of 1803. The Greater Republic A History of the United States It probably is fortunate for Trevithick’s reputation that his plan died shortly after this and the project was forgotten. Elevator Systems of the Eiffel Tower, 1889 The steam locomotive proudly puffing away on the homepage is in fact celebrating the 240th anniversary of the birth of Richard Trevithick. Richard Trevithick's mighty steam locomotive honoured in Google doodle 2011-04-13T11:45:00Z The driver was one William Richards, and on the engine were perched Trevithick and Rees Jones, their faces black, but their eyes bright with the anticipation of victory. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years Trevithick applied his high-pressure non-conducting engine not only to locomotives, but to every purpose that opportunity offered him. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z It was in that year that the railway locomotive was invented by Richard Trevithick, who had studied the steam engine under a friend and assistant of James Watt. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast Of particular interest in light of the present discussion was Trevithick’s plan to raise visitors to the summit on a piston, driven upward within the structure’s hollow central tube by compressed air. Elevator Systems of the Eiffel Tower, 1889 Born in Cornwall in 1771, Trevithick was enthralled by the possibilities of steam power. Richard Trevithick's mighty steam locomotive honoured in Google doodle 2011-04-13T11:45:00Z Trevithick and Jones were of the old-fashioned school of men who did not believe in impossibilities. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years Trevithick was characteristically an inventor of the typical sort. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z On Christmas eve, 1801, Richard Trevithick exhibited at Camborne, England, a steam coach, and soon afterwards he and his cousin, A. Vivian, obtained an English patent on a "steam engine for propelling carriages." The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses Trevithick himself, however, could not have had much faith in the steam-blast for locomotive purposes, or else he would not have taken out his patent for urging the fire by means of fanners. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson This was a recurring and, for Trevithick, unsolved problem and his engines met with little commercial success. Richard Trevithick's mighty steam locomotive honoured in Google doodle 2011-04-13T11:45:00Z There is a story told by Coleridge about the steam engine which Trevithick exhibited at work on a temporary railroad in London. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years The work of Perkins and of Alban, like that of their predecessors, Evans, Stevens, and Trevithick, was, however, the work of engineers who were far ahead of their time. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z But when we think of Watt and Stephenson in connection with steam transit we must never forget that the Cornishman Trevithick deserves at least an equal share of honour. The Cornwall Coast On making inquiry, he found it was Trevithick, the builder of the first railroad locomotive! Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Trevithick, Newcomen, and Watt Are names will never be forgot; For their crude engines were the source Of man’s control of Steam’s wild force. A Humorous History of England Trevithick and his partner Captain Vivian, prior to this exhibition were riding on the carriage on the turnpike road near to Plymouth. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years Its success was sufficiently satisfactory to awaken strong confidence of a perfect success on the now common tram-roads; and Trevithick, in February, 1804, had completed a “locomotive” engine to work on the Welsh Pen-y-darran road. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z For example Trevithick, another pioneer in the field, also built a small steam locomotive which he took out on the road for a trial trip. Steve and the Steam Engine A guard of honour was appointed to attend him, and it was even proposed to erect a statue of Don Ricardo Trevithick in solid silver. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson The windows along the north side commemorate celebrated civil engineers, Stephenson, Locke, Brunel, and Trevithick. Westminster Abbey Mr. Trevithick having expended all his means in erecting the works and enclosure, and the shillings not having come in fast enough to pay current expenses, the engine was not again set on the rail.” Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years The pressure of steam adopted was 40 pounds per square inch; but Trevithick had already made a number of non-condensing engines on which he carried from 50 to 145 pounds pressure. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z It was the first locomotive made with smooth wheels, for he rejected the contrivance which Trevithick, Blenkinsop and others had thought necessary to secure sufficient adhesion between the wheels and the rails. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail But Trevithick’s misadventures on this occasion had not yet ended, for before he reached New York he was wrecked, and Robert Stephenson with him. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson It was a soft, misty day when Trenby called to drive Nan over to the Trevithick Kennels—one of those veiled mornings which break about noon into a glory of blue sky and golden sunlight. The Moon out of Reach Yet, when doing so, all of them substantially acknowledge the American origin of both inventions, because it is morally certain that Trevithick and Vivian got possession of the plans and specifications of his engine. Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 The engine was finally thrown from the track, after some weeks of work, by the breaking of a rail, and, Trevithick’s funds having been expended, it was never replaced. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z The old high-pressure engine of Richard Trevithick, which, thanks to Mr. Webb, has been rescued from a scrap heap in South Wales, and re-erected at the Crewe Works. Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885 The ingenious Trevithick, in his patent of 1815, seems also to have entertained the idea of employing a boiler constructed of “small perpendicular tubes,” with the same object of increasing the heating surface. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Indeed, about 1803, a Cornishman named Trevithick had produced a locomotive which was used for a time to transport metal and ore to the Pen-y-darran iron works in South Wales. Ten Englishmen of the Nineteenth Century Many of these writers totally ignore the very existence of Oliver Evans, and all of them attribute to Trevithick and Vivian the authorship of the high pressure steam engine and the locomotive. Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 One of these was Richard Trevithick in England; another was Oliver Evans of Philadelphia. The Age of Invention : a chronicle of mechanical conquest Altogether the Trevithick engine at Crewe is a relic of the very highest interest, and it is most fortunate that it has come into Mr. Webb's hands and has thus been rescued from destruction. Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885 Almost the only remnant of precious metal saved by Trevithick was a pair of silver spurs, which he took back with him to Cornwall. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Being so far removed from the great movements and enterprise of the commercial world, Trevithick and Vivian determined upon exhibiting their machine in the metropolis. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Writing to a Cornish friend shortly after its arrival in town, Sir Humphry said: “I shall soon hope to hear that the roads of England are the haunts of Captain Trevithick’s dragons—a characteristic name.” Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Both Trevithick and Evans invented the high-pressure engine. The Age of Invention : a chronicle of mechanical conquest Trevithick himself seems from this time to have taken no further steps to bring the locomotive into general use. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Considerable difficulty was experienced in keeping up the pressure of steam; but when there was pressure enough, Trevithick would call upon the people to “jump up,” so as to create a load upon the engine. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson The engine had two cylinders, instead of one as in Trevithick’s engine. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson It was a combination of Trevithick’s and Blenkinsop’s engines; but it was of a more awkward construction than either. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Boulton and Watt, indeed, aroused by Trevithick's experiments in high-pressure engines, sought to have Parliament pass an act forbidding high pressure on the ground that the lives of the public were endangered. The Age of Invention : a chronicle of mechanical conquest The idea was next taken up by Murdock’s pupil, Richard Trevithick, who resolved on building a steam-carriage adapted for common roads as well as railways. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson In Trevithick’s engine the piston was not only raised, but was also depressed by the action of the steam, being in this respect an entirely original invention, and of great merit. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson This road-locomotive of Trevithick’s was one of the first high-pressure working engines constructed on the principle of moving a piston by the elasticity of steam against the pressure only of the atmosphere. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson It was from this point that the locomotive started, Trevithick’s first engine having been constructed with this special object. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson On the second day of the performance, crowds flocked to see it; but Trevithick, p. 69in one of his odd freaks, shut up the place, and shortly after removed the engine. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Trevithick very probably put the two things together—the steam-horse and the iron-way—and kept the performance in mind when he proceeded to construct his second or railway locomotive. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson |
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