TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
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James Sharp
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Humphry Davy
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Richard Trevithick
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Charles Francis Jenkins
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Detailed explanation-1: -Richard Trevithick, (born April 13, 1771, Illogan, Cornwall, England-died April 22, 1833, Dartford, Kent), British mechanical engineer and inventor who successfully harnessed high-pressure steam and constructed the world’s first steam railway locomotive (1803).
Detailed explanation-2: -A controversial and somewhat tragic figure, Richard Trevithick (1771 – 1833) is credited with inventing the first high-pressure steam engine and the first operational steam locomotive at the turn of the 19th century. Trevithick was born in the mining district of Cornwall, England in 1771.
Detailed explanation-3: -He wanted to improve the efficiency of the low pressure and extensive steam engine invented by James Watt. He thought to enable the engines to be made more efficient and compact. He wanted to build a lighter and smaller engine without any less power.
Detailed explanation-4: -On February 21, 1804, British mining engineer, inventor and explorer Richard Trevithick debuted the first full-scale working railway steam locomotive in the Welsh mining town of Merthyr Tydfil. Following that debut, locomotives have been powered by a myriad of fuels, including wood, coal and oil.