There was one form of power that self-taught engineering genius George Stephenson never harnessed.

A young George Stephenson takes responsibility for the team spirit at Black Callerton mine.

An improbable chain of coincidences led to one of the great medical revolutions just when it was most needed.

Benjamin Jesty and Edward Jenner continue to save millions of lives because they listened to an old wives’ tale.

Mark Twain covets the supreme sensation of being a trailblazer.

Lord Armstrong’s home was an Aladdin’s cave of Victorian technology.