Automobiles have been around in some form for around 150 years. In that time, countless combustion engines have been produced by manufacturers all over the globe. From flat-four engines to ...

We mean James Watt, the great improver of the steam engine—that wonderful motor which has not inaptly been called tfce iron apostle of civilization. This is not his natal day fcut it is the ...

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 ...

Image caption, The Newcomen steam engine was invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712. The engine was commonly found in coal mines across Britain and Europe in the 1700s. Steam-powered engines in coal ...

Mark Miodownik shows a working model of a steam engine originally made the blacksmith Thomas Newcomen in 1712. These early steam engines produced a vacuum to generate power and were commonly used ...

Think about how mind-shattering it would have been to see something like Hero’s Engine, the first known example of a steam turbine. To see a sphere whizzing about trailing plumes of steam while ...

An immense amount of time and money has been expended upon new and ingenious cut-offs for steam engines. Each in its turn, as it was brought before the public, was supposed to excel its ...

For example, some say that the Union Pacific Big Boy is the world's most powerful steam engine. This is true, given that it ...

Here are some engine hacks where regular internal combustion engines have been modified to work on steam or compressed air. Surprisingly, all it takes to do this is to remove the carburetor and ...

If you encounter the Engine Error: Could not load library client on Steam on your Windows 11 or Windows 10 computer, then this post is intended to help you. In this post, we will offer the most ...

A 1930s steam engine which was bought for £50 in 1950, has been sold at auction for £911,000. The Lion was one of four showman's road locomotives built by agricultural engineers Fowler for the ...

The Oregon Rail Heritage Center’s newest steam locomotive the Mount Emily Shay #1 is on display for the first time since the ...