The Resource George & Robert Stephenson : A Passion for Success, David Ross, (electronic resource)
George & Robert Stephenson : A Passion for Success, David Ross, (electronic resource)
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The item George & Robert Stephenson : A Passion for Success, David Ross, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Lane Public Library.
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- Summary
- From poverty to immense wealth, from humble beginnings to international celebrity, George and Robert Stephenson's was an extraordinary joint career. Together they overshadow all other engineers, with the possible exception of Robert's friend Isambard Kingdom Brunel, for one vital reason: they were winners. For them it was not enough to follow the progress made by others. They had to be the best. Colossal in confidence, ability, energy and ambition, George Stephenson was also a man of huge rages and jealousies, determined to create his own legend. Brought up from infancy by his father, Robert was a very different person. Driven by the need to be the super-successful son his father wanted, he struggled with self-distrust and morbid depression. More than once his career and reputation teetered on the edge of disaster. But by being flawed, he emerges as a far more appealing and sympathetic figure than the conventional picture of the 'eminent engineer.' David Ross's new biography of George and Robert Stephenson sheds new light on these two giants of British engineering
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (320 pages)
- Isbn
- 9780752496740
- Label
- George & Robert Stephenson : A Passion for Success
- Title
- George & Robert Stephenson
- Title remainder
- A Passion for Success
- Statement of responsibility
- David Ross
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- From poverty to immense wealth, from humble beginnings to international celebrity, George and Robert Stephenson's was an extraordinary joint career. Together they overshadow all other engineers, with the possible exception of Robert's friend Isambard Kingdom Brunel, for one vital reason: they were winners. For them it was not enough to follow the progress made by others. They had to be the best. Colossal in confidence, ability, energy and ambition, George Stephenson was also a man of huge rages and jealousies, determined to create his own legend. Brought up from infancy by his father, Robert was a very different person. Driven by the need to be the super-successful son his father wanted, he struggled with self-distrust and morbid depression. More than once his career and reputation teetered on the edge of disaster. But by being flawed, he emerges as a far more appealing and sympathetic figure than the conventional picture of the 'eminent engineer.' David Ross's new biography of George and Robert Stephenson sheds new light on these two giants of British engineering
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- CtWfDGI
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ross, David
- Dewey number
-
- 625.10092/241
- B
- 625.10092/241
- B
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- TF140.S73
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Stephenson, George
- Stephenson, Robert
- Railroad engineers
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- George & Robert Stephenson : A Passion for Success, David Ross, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00011601
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (320 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9780752496740
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780752496740
- (Sirsi) b1465473
- System details
- System requirements: Adobe Digital editions
- Label
- George & Robert Stephenson : A Passion for Success, David Ross, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00011601
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (320 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9780752496740
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780752496740
- (Sirsi) b1465473
- System details
- System requirements: Adobe Digital editions
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