This dimension groups transport figures by the role they actually performed, such as engineer, inventor or founder. One well documented example is the civil engineer, defined by Wikipedia as practicing "the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health." Browsing by role separates the people who designed transport systems from those who financed, operated or championed them.
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1. Wikipedia: George Stephenson
WikipediaGeorge Stephenson, first locomotive BlucherQuote, George Stephenson, first locomotive Blucher
Stephenson designed his first locomotive in 1814, a travelling engine designed for hauling coal on the Killingworth wagonway named Blucher
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