History of the steam engine
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title:
History of the steam engine
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The first recorded rudimentary steam engine was the aeolipile mentioned by Vitruvius between 30 and 15 BC and, described by Heron of Alexandria in 1st-century Roman Egypt. Several steam-powered devices were later experimented with or proposed, such as Taqi al-Din's steam jack, a steam turbine in 16th-century Ottoman Egypt, Denis Papin's working model of the steam digester in 1679 and Thomas Savery's steam pump in 17th-century England. In 1712, Thomas Newcomen's atmospheric engine became the firs
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Heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_steam_engine
date created:
2008-05-14T16:01:14Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T03:01:32Z
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