George Stephenson

Stephenson was a British inventor, who invented the first workable steam railway locomotive. Among his inventions were one of the first miner's safety lamps. Stephenson's early efforts in locomotive design were confined to constructing locomotives to haul loads in coal mines. In 1829 he designed a steam train locomotive called the Rocket, which could pull many different loads. The Rocket was a great success and it stimulated the growth of railways; which also played a very important part in the industrial revolution.