http://thegreatgeekmanual.com/blog/this-day-in-geek-history-february-21-2009 Spanning the width and breadth of the Geek dream Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:56:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://thegreatgeekmanual.com/blog/this-day-in-geek-history-february-21-2009/comment-page-1#comment-50648 This Day in Geek History: February 21 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 05:14:03 +0000 http://thegreatgeekmanual.com/blog/?p=3865#comment-50648 [...] Random Feed wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt1804 The first self-propelling steam locomotive makes is tested at the Pen-y-Darren ironworks in Wales, on its normally horse-drawn tramline. The railway engine is able to pull a load of fifteen tons at a speed of about five miles per hour. However, adhesion is a problem. The iron wheels slip on the iron rails and the the cast-iron rails of the tramways are not strong enough to support the weight of the new machine. The experiment is soon abandoned. 1858 The first electrical burglar [...] [...] Random Feed wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt1804 The first self-propelling steam locomotive makes is tested at the Pen-y-Darren ironworks in Wales, on its normally horse-drawn tramline. The railway engine is able to pull a load of fifteen tons at a speed of about five miles per hour. However, adhesion is a problem. The iron wheels slip on the iron rails and the the cast-iron rails of the tramways are not strong enough to support the weight of the new machine. The experiment is soon abandoned. 1858 The first electrical burglar [...]

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