Robert Stephenson (1803 - 1859)

Robert Stephenson

Name:	Robert Stephenson
Born on	16 October 1803 in Willington Quay, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Deceased on	12 October 1859 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Collaborator of	George Buck
Son of	George Stephenson
1820	Studies for half a year at the University of Edinburgh
1822	Apprentice at his father's locomotive factory
Until 1827	Journey through the United States then works on the railway lines Stockton-Darlington and Manchester-Liverpool
1833 - 1835	Construction of the railway line London-Birmingham, including Euston Square Station in London; Chief engineer of the Chester and Holyhead Railway Company; Consultant for the construction of railway lines in Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Germany

Participation in the following structures & large-scale projects:

Stephenson, Robert Description of Bridges of Suspension, in "Edinburgh Philosophical Journal", October 1821, n. 10 v. 5; pp. 237-256

Bailey, M. R. 150th anniversary of Robert Stephenson's death, in "Engineering History and Heritage (Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers)", August 2009, n. 3 v. 162
Barr, B. Conway and Britannia tubular bridges: Stephenson's team, in "Engineering History and Heritage (Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers)", February 2010, n. 1 v. 163
Beasley, Elizabeth The Menai suspension bridge, 1819-26 and Britannia Bridge, 1845-50, in "Ancient Monuments Society Transactions", 1985 v. 29
Billington, David P. The Tower and the Bridge, Princeton University Press, Princeton (USA), ISBN 069102393X, 1983; pp. 45-7
Picon, Antoine L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 469-470
Ricken, Herbert Erinnerung an Robert Stephenson (1803-1859), in "Bautechnik", November 2003, n. 11 v. 80
Ricken, Herbert Der Bauingenieur, Verlag für Bauwesen, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 3345002663, 1994; pp. 232