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Question 3

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FINAL QUESTION.....

True or False

False

Question time

Richard died

April 22 1833

Richard was born on

April 13 1771

Richards last name is Trevithick

Richard invented the first

steam powered locomotive .

When was Richard born

What did Richard invent

When did Richard die

Richards last name in

is Rana

Question 5

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

Richards invention was

considered the first

Tramway

His invention is considered one of the first tramways

Background Info

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

References

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Richard_Trevithick

Richard Trevithick

www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAtrevithick.htm

How Trevithick's invention benefited to society

inventors.about.com/library/inventors/

blrailroad8.htm

Inventor of the first steam powered locomotive

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

Inventions that Richard

Trevithick created

Challenges the Richard faced

Trevithick tried so many

things to make his invention work but to no progress the same thing happened every time

- One of the biggest challenges Richard faced was that once he made the locomotive it was to heavy on the tracks so it couldn't run

-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

- Richard never actually got the steam powered locomotive to work until he was sponsored by the owner of Penydarren

Trevithick's invention

- 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

THAT FINISHES MY

PRESENTATION

ABOUT RICHARD TREVITHICK

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