Richard Trevithick : The Engineer and the Man (Paperback)

Preface; List of plates; List of figures in the text; Chronology of the life and work of Richard Trevithick, Civil Engineer; 1. Introductory; 2. Early life in Cornwall; 3. The field widens; 4. Invention at flood-tide; 5. The great adventure; 6. Last flashes of his genius; Trevithick portraiture; Memorials to Richard Trevithick; Letters patent for inventions; Bibliography; Pedigree of Trevithick family; Index.