Stephenson definitions

# Definition Sets
1 invented the railroad 16 sets
2 english railway pioneer who built the first passenger railway in 1825 (1781-1848) 15 sets
3 steam locomotive 11 sets
4 an english engineer who perfected the steam engine to pull wagons along a track in the 1820s. resulted in the creation of railroads as systems of transportation. 9 sets
5 rocket 6 sets
6 the rocket 5 sets
7 first steam-powered locomotive 4 sets
8 created "rocket" (railways) 4 sets
9 locomotive 4 sets
10 his locomotive pulled a train of cars 4 sets
11 cryptonomicon 3 sets
12 builder of the rocket, a train which went for 32 miles at 16 mph 3 sets
13 his rocket steam engine was used on the first public railway line, which opened in 1830 3 sets
14 built teg first practical steam-powered locomotive in 1814 3 sets
15 the father of the modern railroad; made the wheels of the cart less smooth and the rail less grooved which added more traction and less wear; increased the steam pressure in the boiler and exhausted the smoke through a chimney; made an engine called the rocket and won a prize for it 3 sets
16 developed the steam-powered locomotive 3 sets
17 makes the 'rocket' 3 sets
18 he invented the locomotive in 1814 3 sets
19 q methodology 3 sets
20 built first railroad line 3 sets
21 built the first practical steam-powered locomotive 3 sets
22 railroad (rocket) 2 sets
23 railroad inventor from england 2 sets
24 (extra) built the first locomotive, the "rocket", which traveled at blazing speeds of over 28 mph 2 sets
25 invented the first successful steam locomotive called the rocket 2 sets
26 he built an effective locomotive , rocket, that sped down the track at 16 miles per hour. 2 sets
27 created the railroad, "father" of the railroad 2 sets
28 invented the rocket 2 sets
29 railroad 2 sets
30 wrote chiropractic textbook identified 33 principles of chiropractic and the "safety pin cycle" 2 sets
31 invented first locomotive 2 sets
32 george ________; built the first practical steam-powered locomotive 2 sets
33 the rocket, train 2 sets
34 powered a locomotive by using a steam engine 2 sets
35 first railroad line 2 sets
36 man who built the first steam powered locomotive 2 sets
37 first public steam - powered railroad 2 sets
38 invented first steam-powered locamotive, caused railroads, improved engines 2 sets
39 wrote chiropractic textbook, identified 33 principles of chiropractic, and safety pin cycle 2 sets
40 invented the locomotive in 1814, but the "rocket", his improved design didnt win out over the competitors til 1829. 2 sets
41 build engines for steam locomotives; 1st public railway line 2 sets
42 railroad, train was called the rocket 1 set
43 railroad; first locomotive 1 set
44 steam locomotive, railroad 1 set
45 first practical steam powered locomotive 1 set
46 locomotive pullled train of cars 1 set
47 locomotive (the rocket) 1 set
48 leiningen vs. the ants 1 set
49 built a locomotive 1 set
50 first credits of train 1 set
51 builder of the "rocket", a trail that pulled a load 3x's its weight and ran at 30 mph. 1 set
52 rocket - steam engine on train tracks (later used for textile industry) 1 set
53 put the first train on rails, first train was the "rocket" 1 set
54 he and his son improbed the locomotive immensely. their model was used on the first british modern railway. went 16 miles per hour. called rocket. 1 set
55 train ("the rocket") 1 set
56 developed locomotive that pulled a train of cars 1 set
57 inventor of the first locomotive, rocket, used on a public railway line 1 set
58 first steam engine locomotive 1 set
59 medical cause of death was apparently a combination of shock, loss of food and rest, action of the poison and infection, and lack of early treatment, probably none of which taken singly would have been sufficient to result in death. issue is whether stephenson can be held for murder when the decedent voluntarily took the tablets herself, voluntarily returned to hotel room, etc.. court says "yes." although the autonomous or informed actions of an informed interloper can break the causal chain, victim was not mentally responsible and this mental distraction is attributable to d's actions. 1 set
60 began to work on worlds first railroad 1 set
61 made the first railroad "rocket" 1 set
62 1st steam engine 1 set
63 poison herself, yes cause - escape 1 set
64 diminished rationality means that there is no voluntary intervening human action, and therefore the defendant is still guilty 1 set
65 improved locamotive 1 set
66 developed the steam-powered locomotives to pull carriages along iron rails 1 set
67 created the rocket 1 set
68 invented a locomotive that could do the work of 40 horses 1 set
69 english man who built the first steam powered locomotive 1 set
70 father of modern railroad, provided better traction on railroads by making smooth rails and grooved wheels, increased steam pressure in the boiler/released it through a chimney 1 set
71 developed steam-powered locomotives 1 set
72 built first locomotive 1 set
73 invented steam powered locomotive (train) 1 set
74 invented the rocket; and effective locomotive after 10 years of work 1 set
75 began work on world's first railroad line in 1814 1 set
76 who developed the rocket? 1 set
77 'rocket' (train) "iron horse" 1 set
78 father of the modern railroad, train could outrun a horse (30 mph) 1 set
79 father of railroad - improved existing rail/cart systems to make wheels grooved and tracks smooth (the opposite of what existed at time) - increased engine power w/ more pressure in bowler and exhausting smoke thru chimney - pushed for standardized gauge 1 set
80 who was the person who applied the steam engine to transportation in his "rocket"? 1 set
81 who applied the steam engine to locamotives? 1 set
82 applied steam engine to locomotives, "rocket" 1 set
83 comment s'appelle l'inventeur de la locomotive surnommée rocket (fusée) ? 1 set
84 created a new and improved steam engine 1 set
85 invented steam engine on a train 1 set
86 steam powered locomotives 1 set
87 built the first practical steam powered locomotive 1 set
88 an early railroad engineer, built 20 engines for mine operators in northern england, worked on the first railroad and designed 4 locomotives for it 1 set
89 made the first effective locomotive- rocket 1 set
90 builder of the rocket, first effective locomotive operating on railway 1 set
91 invented the rocket engine and standard guage 1 set
92 schizophrenic, tried to sleep in hay bale after lighting fire, 1 set
93 rocket - an effective locomotive 1 set
94 indiana grand dragon (leader) of the kkk; was convicted of second-degree murder 1 set
95 convicted of rape and murder of madge oberholtzor. corrupt politcian on klan payroll 1 set
96 1821 started working on first railroad line; 27 miles from yorkshire to stockton "rocket" 1 set
97 invented the first steam locomotive? 1 set
98 developed steam-powered locomotives to pull carriages along iron rails 1 set
99 public train 1 set