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Who invented the Tom Thumb steam locomotive?

peter cooper invented Tom thumb locomotive


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What invention was completed after the tom thumb locomotive?

The transatlantic cable was completed.


When was the country's first railroad built?

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Who invented the Tom Thumb locomotive in the 1800s?

A+Ls** Peter Cooper built the Tom Thumb.Peter Cooper


What was the name of the first-ever locomotive?

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Why was the Tom Thumb important?

The story of Tom Thumb was originally a cultural folk story that was told by word of mouth along with many other popular fairy tales in Germany in the 1800s. The Brothers Grimm set out to preserve these stories, though in some cases taking creative licenses, and the story of Tom Thumb was one of them.


The first commercially successful steam locomotive which lost a race to a horse drawn train in 1830?

Tom Thumb


Who designed and built the first American steam locomotive and what was it called?

Peter Cooper invented the Tom thumb in 1830


What was the name of the first stream powered locomative that was developed by george stephenson?

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Who participated in the Tom Thumb race?

The Tom Thumb race was a famous event in 1830 among steam locomotives. It featured the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's new Tom Thumb steam engine racing against a horse-drawn carriage. The race was between the Tom Thumb and a horse-driven carriage, with Peter Cooper operating the steam engine.


A train is powered by what power?

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