George Stephenson. His Life and Scientific-Practical Activity

“George Stephenson belongs to the most typical representatives of ‘heroes of labor’ and ‘people of strong will.’ Coming from the lower working class, receiving no school education, and being illiterate even until adulthood, Stephenson not only managed to overcome all unfavorable conditions of his life, acquire significant and varied knowledge and broad mental development, and reach a high social position— but he also became one of the most outstanding ‘benefactors of mankind’…”