At what point did Richard Trevithick fall out of the public eye?
Towards the end of his life
In the middle of his career
After he traveled abroad
After his first invention
Answer
Richard Trevithick fell out of the public eye towards the end of his life. By the 1820s, steam locomotives had been developed by others, including George Stephenson, and Trevithick's designs were no longer competitive. Trevithick died in 1833, and his work was largely forgotten until the late 19th century.
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