★In the course of human evolution and development over thousands of years, there are countless great moments worth remembering. And all we know is the sporadic waves in this vast history. This series shows the chapters of human civilization, as well as the process of exploration and discovery, which is rarely known but equally brilliant!
★Specially invited experts in various fields to write this brief history series, and this series has received five-star praise on Spain Amazon!
• Dr. EDUARDO JUÁREZ VALER, a historian who has worked in many universities and the Global Security Institute (INISEG).
• Antonio Gude, Spanish national chess grandmaster and general secretary of the Spanish Chess Association.
• The writer Luis Mollá Ayuso who is the captain of the navy, has won many literacy awards, including the Premio Nostromo de narativa marí tima Award, the Premio Virgen del Carmen Award, and the Premio Almirante Oquendo Award…
• Rosa Porcel is a doctor of biochemistry and molecular biology, one of the most popular Spanish scientists on Twitter.
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This series includes 36 books:

Professional field: Brief History of Physics, Brief History of Chemistry, Brief History of Medicine, Brief History of Nature, Brief History of Mathematics, Brief History of Science, Brief History of Philosophy, Brief History of Psychology, Brief History of Genetics, Brief History of Botany, Brief History of Dinosaurs, Brief History of Radioactive Elements, Brief History of Space Exploration

Artistic field: Brief History of Literature, Brief History of Art, Brief History of Music, Brief History of Opera, Brief History of Cinema, Brief History of Chess, Brief History of Circus

Social development: Brief History of Companies, Brief History of News, Brief History of Rail Transit, Brief History of Food, Brief History of Lighthouses, Brief History of Navigation, Brief History of Pirates, Brief History of Spies, Brief History of Aviation

Human civilization: Brief History of Ancient Egypt, Brief History of Ancient Greece, Brief History of Ancient Rome, Brief History of the Vikings, Brief History of the Middle Ages, Brief History of Spain, Brief History of the United States

The Trans-Siberian, the Orient Express, the Train to the Clouds, the Al Andalus, the Blue Train, the Glacier Express, the Maharajas Express, the Tea Train, the Royal Canadian Pacific, embody as no other means of transport the romanticism of the journey and the magic of the journey. Loves, conspiracies, crimes, expeditions, literature, cinema, communication. On its rails slips the memory of the exploits of other eras, tales of legend or the recent passion of Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory. From the Guttenberg press, the greatest invention to interconnect and evolve societies.

How were the beginnings of the railroad? Is it true that Leonardo da Vinci devised the first machine capable of moving without resorting to the force of an animal? What does the word train mean? Who inaugurated the first underground transport line? How was the first steam locomotive in the American continent? And what was the first line that was laid on Spanish soil?

The origin of the railway could be traced back to the Egyptian civilization and the Greco-Roman era, but it will be in the sixteenth century when the German miners, to haul the ore, used rough wagons. After the discovery of the steam engine by Watt, in 1770, the first locomotive, in England, was built to transport travelers. Almost a century later, in 1830, the first railway line in the world was inaugurated, linking Liverpool with Manchester. From then on, the modern era of the railroad is already running on wheels in the five continents, with its consequent impact on politics, economy and social dynamics. Rail lines quickly began to be established in other countries: USA, France, Belgium, Canada, Italy or Germany. In Spain it would not be until 1848, with the so-called Carril de Barcelona to Mataró, when the first line was established, having previously built (1837) in the then Spanish province of Cuba the railroad between Havana and Bejucal.

Gonzalo Garcival (Sabero, León, 1944) is a journalist graduated by the former Official School of Journalism, where he joined after leaving law studies at the University of Oviedo. In 1969 he joined the editorial staff of ABC, until in 1975 he became editor-in-chief of "Vía Libre", Renfe's corporate body. In 1983 he joined the Information and External Relations Office of the railway company. From there he participates in the creation of the monthly magazine "Trenes Hoy", which would be absorbed by the biweekly "Train Lines". Since 1966, he has collaborated in several print media of national scope ("Blanco y Negro", "Diario 16", "El Mundo", "Triunfo", "Cuadernos para el Diálogo", "Sábado Gráfico", "Época", "Interviú" , "Historia 16," Leer "," Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos "," Sal y Pimienta "," El Santo "...) and in numerous provincial newspapers (" Diario de León "," La Voz de Asturias "," Diario Regional ") of Valladolid, "South" of Malaga, "Faro de Vigo", "Diario de Córdoba" ...). In the radio, he participated in the program "¡Viva la Gente de Madrid!", Directed by Miguel Ángel Nieto on Antena 3 Radio, with a brief space entitled "El Vate Garcival". G.G. He is the author of the book "Las Estaciones de Ferrocarril en España" (Ed. Espasa -Calpe, 1994) and "Cármina Serrana" (non-venal edition of Ediciones Almarabú, 1985). With the translation team of the professor of the UCM, Hans A. S. Tromp, he participated in the anthology "New Dutch Narrative" (Ed. Abantos-Hakeldama, 1981), in addition to translating texts of several other writers of the Dutch language.