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Richards last name is Trevithick
When was Richard born
What did Richard invent
When did Richard die
Richards last name in
is Rana
Richards invention was
considered the first ______
Born April 13
Born to a Cornish miner captain in 1771
Born in Illogan Cornwall
Facts
He was very strong and reached up to the height of 6 foot 3inches by the age of 17
Was born into a poor family
Richard died April 22 1833 do to poverty
His invention is considered one of the first tramways
Of Richard Trevithick
He built the first locomotive on the 21st of February 1804
-People gave him the nickname the cornish giant
-Trevithick started working in the Wheal Treasury mine
-Richard was educated at Camborne School but he was more interested in sports then education
-Trevithick then took up an interest in engineering where he came up with the idea for a steam powered locomotive
Richard was also known as being one of the best wrestlers in Cornwall
-After improving the Bull steam engine he was promoted to the Ding Dong mine
Richard biggest help to
society was the steam powered engine
It helped railways and engines, it also saved power and coal since it required none of those supplies
Richard also benefited with
the first railway to support steam powered locomotives
since none of the other rails could
-Richard only created one invention that I know of and that was the steam powered locomotive he did assist in others like the Bull Steam engine though
- Hot water was poured into the boiler and a red hot iron was put in a tube underneath thus causing steam and the engine started up
- Richard Trevithicks first
created a miniature locomotive
and it worked