Richard Trevithick, English engineer and inventor, 1816. Artist: John Linnell

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Richard Trevithick, English engineer and inventor, 1816. The painting shows him seated before a window, pointing to a view of mountains. Richard Trevithick designed the first locomotive to run on rails, as well as being a designer of steam road carriages and a large number of stationary steam engines.

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Photo credit: © Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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