Richard Trevithick went down in history as an engine and steam locomotive modernizer. In fact, the work of the scientist made it possible to improve the internal combustion engine to the state in which it is used to see it now. Unfortunately, his name is little known. The scientist himself lived out his life in poverty. Society did not timely appreciate the great contribution that Richard made to the development of technology.
Who is Richard Trevithick?
Richard Trevithick is a world-famous scientist-inventor who, as a simple engineer, created the world's first bus and steam locomotive. It was these discoveries that made Richard famous all over the world. All this happened at the beginning of the nineteenth century, in England, at a time when technological progress was just beginning and the development of scientific activity was rapidly going up. The biography of the inventor is quite interesting and instructive.
Family and childhood of Richard Trevithick
The famous English engineer Cornwall became his hometown. Trevithick is not the only child in the family. Richard was the youngest in the family, he had no brothers, but there were five older sisters. From early childhood, parents noticed that their baby loves sports more than studies. The teachers at the school did not particularly like Richard, because they believed that he was not responsible, fidget and simply often did not go to lessons, and if he was present, then he violated discipline. Even the parents did not know that, after all, Richard was not as far from his studies as it seems at first glance. She settled in his heart. Therefore, it can be said with precision that young Richard had a technical mindset, rather than a humanitarian one.
A young engineer was born. It is not surprising that from early childhood he knew a lot about various technical devices, which his parents often talked about. With age, all the information laid down over the years began to be systematized in his head. He is among the miners who respected his father, and therefore went to Richard with their questions.
Scientific activity of an engineer
A little later, after the young man gained some recognition among his acquaintances, he took up his first project.
Initially, Richard started by increasing their stats. He lived with this idea and dream.
Various inventions became the meaning of Richard's life. However, the young man did not stop there. After all, he felt the taste of victory, seeing the first successes of his work, and he wanted to improve even more.
Naturally, more developments followed. The inventor did not stop there.
First bus
Some time later, Richard began, which was created at the beginning of the nineteenth century, namely in 1801. This invention became the progenitor of today's buses.
The cunning invention quickly gained popularity and very soon the bus became commonplace in society. In those days, people began to use this type of transport with great pleasure. This made life easier for many ordinary people.
The first steam locomotive
Already in 1804, Richard Trevithick started Of course, he succeeded. He built the first steam locomotive for the South Wales Railroad.
However, there were drawbacks and drawbacks. The locomotive was too large and massive for those rails that were made of cast iron. And everyone considered this invention useless. After this failure, Richard decided to improve his invention, or rather, build a new one. He built a car that was even better than the old one. All shortcomings were taken into account and corrected.
This car was used not only in standard mode and work at a quiet pace, but it could also easily accelerate to thirty kilometers per hour.
It is important that the work he did was not only useful to society, but also brought great pleasure to Richard himself. Indeed, in its own way, it is even creativity, which the inventor was so diligently engaged in.
Life after inventions
After all the high-profile successes, everything calmed down. The inventor did not feel any particular interest or broad support. Richard was almost impoverished and had little money to spare. The scientist struggled to make ends meet. As a result, Trevithick decided to move from England to America. South America became a new place of residence. In South America, the scientist was able to live a quiet and measured life, not experiencing much of a lack.
Richard returned to his homeland only in 1827, and six years later, on April 22, 1833, he died. At this point, the scientist became practically a beggar.
Of course, Richard was not the only scientist who strenuously improved the steam engine, however, it was he who did so much for this business and. This occupation was the meaning of Trevithick's entire life.
Unfortunately, nowadays almost no one knows this great name and few remember Richard Trevithick. Not everyone understands how great the contribution to the science of this inventor was. How much he did to ensure that modern man lived as he lives now. Without the work of a scientist, modern man would not have a car in the form in which he is now, nor a developed railway transport.
The scientist diligently worked on each of his projects, so that later it could be used by hundreds of thousands of people. This also deserves respect for the name of the scientist to be known and remembered.
