Richard Trevithick

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:engineers
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Arts
gptkbp:associated_person gptkb:George_Stephenson
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Camborne_School_of_Mines
gptkbp:birth_date 1771-04-13
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Illogan,_Cornwall,_England
gptkbp:children three
gptkbp:contributed_to rail transport history
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:industrial_revolution
railway technology
gptkbp:cultural_impact British engineering heritage
gptkbp:death_date 1833-04-22
gptkbp:death_place Dartford, Kent, England
gptkbp:descendant Trevithick family
gptkbp:education gptkb:Truro_Grammar_School
gptkbp:famous_event first steam railway
gptkbp:famous_for first full-scale working railway steam locomotive
steam-powered vehicles
advancements in steam engines
gptkbp:field mechanical engineering
mechanical design
gptkbp:historical_impact gptkb:Industrial_Revolution
gptkbp:historical_role innovator
gptkbp:historical_significance pioneering steam technology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard Trevithick
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:transportation
industrial engineering
steam locomotive development
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Richard_Arkwright
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:James_Watt
gptkbp:innovation steam locomotive design
gptkbp:inspired future engineers
gptkbp:invention gptkb:railway
1802
steam engine design
gptkbp:involved_in mining engineering
gptkbp:is_influenced_by steam power
gptkbp:known_as father of the steam locomotive
gptkbp:known_for high-pressure steam engine
gptkbp:legacy Trevithick Day
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_achievement developed the first railway steam locomotive
gptkbp:notable_contributor development of railways
gptkbp:notable_event first public railway
gptkbp:notable_for Trevithick's Day celebration
gptkbp:notable_influence gptkb:public_transportation
gptkbp:notable_project gptkb:Penydarren_locomotive_project
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Penydarren_locomotive
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Inventor
gptkbp:recognized_by engineering community
gptkbp:related_to Cornish mining industry
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Trevithick
gptkbp:work_location gptkb:South_Wales
gptkbp:work_period gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_Stephenson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4