#i saw Trevithick described as ‘The most Cornish man ever’ and like

[mycological-mariner]

Whenever I look at the legacies of Davy and Trevithick it’s just wild. Like here is a chemist who travelled Europe, came from a middle class background at the very end of the country, married a wealthy widow, became a baronet and was awarded the Napoleon Prize.

And here’s a guy who revolutionised steam power, made massive advances in mining engineering, couldn’t get anyone to fund him ever, died penniless and unknown