DocumentCode
966084
Title
Full steam ahead
Author
Knight, W.
Volume
3
Issue
12
fYear
2008
Firstpage
36
Lastpage
37
Abstract
When Thomas Newcomen built the first steam engine in 1712 few believed it was really his idea and fewer still could conceive of where the invention might lead. The author looks at the heritage of the great man and his invention.
Keywords
history; steam engines; Thomas Newcomen; steam engine;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering & Technology
Publisher
iet
ISSN
1750-9637
Type
jour
Filename
4660155
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