Richard Trevithick

"In one of the most remarkable coincidences in the history of invention," Mr. Weightman writes, two versions of the high-pressure steam engine were developed "almost at the same time," in Britain by Richard Trevithick -- "a giant of a man with immense energy" -- and in America by Oliver Evans.

Inventing a New World 2009

It wasn't until 1799 that Richard Trevithick, who apprenticed with an associate of Watt, created a high-pressure engine that opened a new age of steam-powered factories, railways and ships.

Les Leopold: When Someone Says "Financial Innovation," Put Your Hand on Your Wallet 2009

Bridgeman Art Library/Getty Images British engineer Richard Trevithick (1771-1833) built the first working steam locomotive in 1804.

Inventing a New World 2009

One of the most important people in the great history of Cornish industry, mining technology and engineering was Richard Trevithick.

Keskerdh Kernow 500 M 2009

Richard Trevithick (1771–1833) patented a steam carriage; earlier attempts to use steam power for transport purposes had been made by Nicolas Cugnot in France (1769), William Murdock in England (1785), and Oliver Evans in the United States.

e. Transportation and Communication 2001

Richard Trevithick (1771–1833) built the first high-pressure steam engine, although the American Oliver Evans (1755–1819) had patented one in the United States in 1797.

3. Technological Developments, 1800-1914 2001

"Hello, Preen, very good to see you indeed," Richard Trevithick said.

A different flesh Turtledove, Harry 1988

As he had been certain, .d Richard Trevithick was rot a man to yield tamely to misfortune.

A different flesh Turtledove, Harry 1988

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 Various

No one, bearing in mind the date at which it was built, can examine this engine without having an increased respect for the talents of Richard Trevithick, a man to whom we owe so much and whose labors have as yet met with such scant recognition.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885 Various