20a. Genius Explained [Darwin, Stephenson & Faraday] by Michael Howe
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George Stevenson's Steam Locomotives
steam locomotives weren't worth the money and were unreliable. George Stevenson was well placed to solve that because he was such a hands-on person. He also knew the importance of high quality machinery because of his hands-on work. It turns out you can make rails and wheels which will not have slippage - this is how trains work nowadays but works at maglevs or something.
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