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Robert Stephenson

English civil engineer

b. 1803 CE – d. 1859 CE World The Atlantic Lands

Robert Stephenson FRS (16 October 1803 – 12 October 1859) is an English civil engineer.

He was the only son of George Stephenson, the famed locomotive builder and railway engineer; many of the achievements popularly credited to his father are actually the joint efforts of father and son.

Moran, J. (2017). Robert Stephenson. History Atlas. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/robert-stephenson/

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