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 ...

Michael Mosley, Cassie Newland and Mark Miodownik describe the scientific achievements of Thomas Newcomen and James Watt. These two geniuses were the first to transfer heat energy into useable ...

From this we trace the invention of the separate condenser that improvement in the steam engine, which at once saved two-thirds of the fuel formerly required and rendered the steam engine the King ...

A gentleman from Old Typerwriters and Calculators demonstrated a James Watt Copying press from 1780, known to be the first ...

The next steam inventor succeeding ... to drive the rollers. A hot air engine applied in this manner would certainly be more economical than a steam one. Branca wus a man of fine tastes and ...

Independently, of its traction power -- its main employment -- it is fitted up as a steam derrick, as a fixed engine to turn the shafting in the workshops, and as a capstan to haul the ships about ...

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America's first patent statutes date to the 18th century, when steam engines and cotton gins were cutting-edge. It’s little ...

The highly efficient patent was given the non-efficient name "A New Invented Method of Lessening the Consumption of Steam and Fuel in Fire Engines." As this redesign began to garner attention from ...

Prior to this the steam locomotive had started a revolution. Richard Trevithick’s design had a boiler but this was removed to make the internal combustion engine. The German inventor Nicklaus ...

When your steam engine build requires multiple microscopes, including those of the scanning electron variety, you know you’re building something really, really tiny. All of the usual tiny ...