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 ...

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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 ...

Unlike Roper's design, however, there was no steam involved. Belgian inventor Étienne Lenoir developed the first commercially successful internal combustion engine in 1860. Though rudimentary and ...

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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 ...

The first invention in China in the seventh century was the paper currency. Paper currency is one of China’s most important inventions as paper currency has been adopted worldwide. Usage of paper ...

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 ...

Think about how mind-shattering it would have been to see something like Hero’s Engine, the first known example of a steam turbine ... may not have actually been invented by Greek mathemetician ...