Article: Forgotten hero of the age of steam.(News)

Article: George Stephenson
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      503 words ...George Stephenson 1781-1848, British engineer, noted as a locomotive builder. He learned to read and write in night school at the age of 18 ...

Article: Bank of England withdrawing George Stephenson ...
AP Worldstream;  August 21, 2003 ;     221 words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: LONDON Five-pound notes featuring the image of railway pioneer George Stephenson are being withdrawn from circulation, the Bank of England said Thursday. The Stephenson notes, introduced in 1990, will cease ...

Article: Smart security: Chicago Housing Authority's George ...
Communications News;  May 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...George Stephenson was in for another late night. The security officer at the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) and his team of four internal IT ...

George Stephenson. First locomotive engine.
NYPL Digital Gallery;  January 1, 1934 ;     263 words ...

George Stephenson.
NYPL Digital Gallery;  January 1, 1934 ;     255 words ...

Article: George Stephenson, of E. Falmouth, 58, Vietnam ...
The Boston Herald;  June 14, 2003 ;     370 words ...George A. Stephenson of East Falmouth, a delivery truck driver, died Friday at his home after a seven-month illness. He was 58. Born in Vineland, N.J., he was a 1964 graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pa. He later graduated from Cape Cod Community College. A veteran of the Vietnam

Article: In 1829, inventor George Stephenson launched the ...
The Mirror (London, England);  December 6, 2000 ;     284 words ...In 2000, it took Brian Reade 22.5 hours to travel from John O'Groats to Land's End .. an improvement of 1.7mph in 171 years CAPTION(S): STRAIN OF THE TRAIN: Mirrorman Brian Reade sits it out on Exeter station as he waits for a connection to Penzance. Picture: JAMES VELLACOTT