George stephenson (1781-1848) an english

Stephenson was a pioneering railway engineer and inventor of the 'rocket', the most famous early railway locomotive.george stephenson was born on 9 june 1781 near newcastle-upon-tyne. his father was an engineman at a coalmine. stephenson himself worked at the mine and learned to read and write in his spare time. he gained a reputation for managing the primitive steam engines employed in mines, and worked in a number of different coalmines in the northeast of england and in scotland. in 1814, stephenson constructed his first locomotive, 'blucher', for hauling coal at killingworth colliery near newcastle. in 1815, he invented a safety lamp for use in coalmines, nicknamed the 'geordie'.in 1821, stephenson was appointed engineer for the construction of the stockton and darlington railway. it opened in 1825 and was the first public railway. the following year stephenson was made engineer for the liverpool to manchester railway. in october 1829, the railway's owners staged a competition at rainhill to find the best kind of locomotive to pull heavy loads over long distances. thousands came to watch. stephenson's locomotive 'rocket' was the winner, achieving a record speed of 36 miles per hour. the opening of the stockton to darlington railway and the success of 'rocket' stimulated the laying of railway lines and the construction of locomotives all over the country. stephenson became engineer on a number of these projects and was also consulted on the development of railways in belgium and spain. stephenson died on 12 august 1848 in chesterfield in derbyshire. his only son robert was also a railway engineer and worked with his father on many of his projects.

At last holidays came! i was very happy!   i didn't have  to get up early in the morning and run to school. i could stay in the bed till midday. but i didn't want to sleep. there were a lot of things to do. the weather was fine so my friends and i went for a walk every day. it was fun! then i spent a month in the country where my grandfather and grandmother lived. it was great. i drank milk and ate a lot of tasty food which my granny prepared for me. i have many friends in this village because i go there every holidays. we played football and tennis every day! there is a small river near the forest and we swam when the weather was fine. it was great!   i liked my holidays very much.   наконец наступили  каникулы! я был счастлив!   я не должен был вставать рано утром и бежать в школу. я мог   оставаться в постели до полудня. но я не хотел спать. было так много дел. погода была хорошая, так что мои друзья и я ходили гулять каждый день. это было весело! затем я провел месяц в деревне, где   живут  мои дедушка и бабушка  . это было здорово. я пил молоко и ел много вкусной пищи, которую моя бабушка готовила для меня. у меня много друзей в этой деревне, потому что я езжу туда каждые каникулы. мы даже играли в футбол и теннис! около леса есть небольшая речка. мы купались, когда погода была хорошая. это было здорово!   мне понравились мои каникулы.

a bicycle, also known as a bike, pushbike or cycle, is a human-powered,pedal-driven,    single-track vehicles, having two wheels  attached to a frame, one behind the other. a person who rides a bicycle is called a  cyclist, or bicyclist.

bicycles were introduced in the 19th century and now number about one billion worldwide, twice as many as  automobiles. they are the principal means of transportation  in many regions. they also provide a popular form of recreation, and have been adapted for such uses as children's toys, adult fitness, military and police applications, courier services and  bicycle racing.