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NAME: George Stephenson
OCCUPATION: Engineer, Inventor
BIRTH DATE: June 09, 1781
DEATH DATE: August 12, 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH: Wylam, England
PLACE OF DEATH: Chesterfield, England

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British engineer George Stephenson invented the locomotive and built the first version in 1825.

George Stephenson biography

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Born in England in 1781, George Stephenson built the first locomotive in 1825. Though it traveled at a mere 15 miles per hour, it was quickly improved upon and became the model for all future locomotives.

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