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That which Watt did for the steam engine when lie invented the condenser, some engineer of our own time can do by improving the boiler. As it is necessary to apply heat for the generation of steam ...

Mark Miodownik shows a working model of a steam engine originally made the blacksmith Thomas Newcomen in 1712. These early steam engines produced a vacuum to generate power and were commonly used ...

Heron, the great inventor of Alexandria, described in detail what is thought to be the first working steam engine. He called it an aeolipile, or "wind ball". His design was a sealed caldron of water ...

The beam, which is made from cast iron ... James Watt's inventions meant that the steam engine became much more economical to use and thus he helped to set in motion the Industrial Revolution.

To see a sphere whizzing about trailing plumes of steam while flames licked ... far from such an experience. The engine, also known as an aeolopile, was made by the crew over at [Make It Extreme ...