George Stephenson

基本解释

In 1825, a British engineer named George Stephenson(1) designed the first steam-powered locomotive.
1825年，英国工程师乔治· 斯蒂芬森设计出了第一辆蒸汽机车头。
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It begins with an evocative description of George Stephenson’s Rocket, a famous early steam engine, and traces the developments needed to make each of its individual components possible.
书的开头以动人的笔触描述了早期著名的蒸汽机工程师乔治·斯蒂文森的火箭发明，然后追溯了使每个个体发明成为可能的发展条件。

It begins with an evocative description of George Stephenson's Rocket, a famous early steam engine, and traces the developments needed to make each of its individual components possible.
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The effect was multiplied by the creation of coal-burning locomotives and the rise of the railroads (thanks again to profit-seekers, such as George Stephenson)—and ultimately by oil and the rise of cars, trucks, and airplanes.
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After all, it spawned George and Robert Stephenson's railway engines, Joseph Swan's electric light bulbs, and Sir Charles Parson's steam turbines and electricity generators.
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