Interesting Engineering Who REALLY Invented the Steam Engine? Posted: April 3, 2025 | Last updated: April 3, 2025 Most people believe that Thomas Savery, a British engineer, was the one who ...

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 ...

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 steam locomotive that hides in the museum witnesses the developing history of world railway, civilization of industrial revolution and at the same time, it also records the brilliant course ...

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 ...

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 ...

Michael Mosley, Cassie Newland and Mark Miodownik describe the scientific achievements of Richard Trevithick. In 1801 he built the first steam locomotive. An explanation of mechanics of this ...