 |
Matthias Baldwin Born: 1795
Steam Locomotive. Baldwin was the first American to build steam locomotives of the same quality as were made in Europe. His “Old Ironsides” was the first locomotive to carry passengers. He later invented a series of improvements, including a powerful high-pressure steam engine. Died: 1866
Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. More on Matthias Baldwin from Infoplease:
- Matthias William Baldwin - Baldwin, Matthias William Baldwin, Matthias William, 1795–1866, American industrialist and ...
- locomotive: Development of the Locomotive - Development of the Locomotive Richard Trevithick, a British engineer and inventor, built and ...
- The 2005 Class of Inductees - The 2005 Class of Inductees Matthias Baldwin, 1795–1866, Steam Locomotive. Baldwin was the ...
- railroad: American Railroads - American Railroads The Early Nineteenth Century In the United States, as in England, the first ...
|
|
