What was the Rocket locomotive?
George and Robert Stephenson's locomotive Rocket won the 1829 Rainhill Trials, a competition to find the best engine for the new Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
Why was Galileo put on trial?
In 1633, Galileo was put on trial by the Catholic Church for supporting the idea that Earth orbits the Sun, and he spent the rest of his life under house arrest.
What was Stephenson's Rocket?
George and Robert Stephenson's locomotive, the Rocket, won the 1829 Rainhill Trials and set the basic design for steam locomotives for the next 150 years.