Most people believe that Thomas Savery, a British engineer, was the one who invented the steam engine that later led to the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scotland's History Enlightenment and Empire James Watt's steam engine The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to ...

Luther R. Taught, of Macon, Georgia, has invented a very ingenious and original improvement for regulating the speed of steam engines, by cutting off the steam in the steam box when it exceeds the ...

The invention of the steam engine. videoThe invention of the steam engine A description of the major scientific invention of the steam engine originally by Thomas Newcomen and then adapted by ...