![]() THE TREVITHICK SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF INDUSTRIAL HISTORY IN CORNWALL Established 1935 |
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List of Trevithick's patents |
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Richard Trevithick was a genius in the field of mechanical engineering whose inventions proved to be of immense importance in helping to shape the development of the industrialised world during the 19th century. The following is a list of his patents:
GB2599/1802
Trevithick's notable achievements include: 1801: The Camborne Road Locomotive - the first car 1802: The Coalbrookdale Locomotive - the first portable engine to run on rails 1803: The London Road Carriage - the first coach 1804: The Penydarren Locomotive - the first train 1805: Drove a barge by steam 1808: The Catch-me-who-can railway locomotive, the first fare paying passenger train 1812: The Trewithen threshing machine: using his engine for agriculture 1818: The first steamboat was fitted with Trevithick puffer engine
His genius was not restricted to steam engine development. He also invented, but did not patent:
The Cornish boiler Containerisation of shipping A ships propeller Refrigeration A rock boring machine Water-jet propulsion He also demonstrated that a ship could be made of iron.
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