The principles upon which a safety lamp might be constructed I stated to several persons long before Sir Humphrey Davy came into this part of the country.
George StephensonAbout author
- Author's profession: Inventor
- Nationality: english
- Born: June 9, 1781
- Died: August 12, 1848
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