Trevithick ( ) is a
Cornish surname, and may refer to:
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Francis Trevithick (1812–1877), one of the first locomotive engineers of the London and North Western Railway
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Jonathan Trevethick (1864–1939), New Zealand politician
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Paul Trevithick
Paul Byers Trevithick (born 1959) is currently a client partner and senior director at EPAM, advisor to early-stage startups, technologist, privacy advocate, and entrepreneur.
Education
He grew up in Ottawa, Canada, attended MIT, and received a ...
(born 1959),
American
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** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
inventor, engineer and entrepreneur
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Richard Trevithick
Richard Trevithick (13 April 1771 – 22 April 1833) was a British inventor and mining engineer. The son of a mining captain, and born in the mining heartland of Cornwall, Trevithick was immersed in mining and engineering from an early age. He w ...
(1771–1833),
British
British may refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies.
** Britishness, the British identity and common culture
* British English, ...
inventor
An invention is a unique or novel device, method, composition, idea or process. An invention may be an improvement upon a machine, product, or process for increasing efficiency or lowering cost. It may also be an entirely new concept. If an ...
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mining engineer
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and builder of the first working railway
steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, oil or, rarely, wood) to heat water in the loco ...
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William Edward Trevithick (1899–1958), Irish botanical illustrator
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Cornish-language surnames