He was a lay preacher and an ironmonger and was an inventor of note who helped to lay the foundations for the industrial revolution. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can ...

Each beam engine has a 13 tonne beam, 24 tonne flywheel and is the height of a 4-storey building. Burton-upon-Trent produced an enormous amount of sewage for a small town, mainly brewery waste, which ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is a model of an early design ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This model was filed with the ...

__1664: __Thomas Newcomen, creator of the first practical atmospheric steam engine, is born in Devon, England. Newcomen's exact birth date is a matter of debate. Some sources say "before Feb. 24," ...

A GROUP of volunteer conservationists is celebrating a Lottery grant awarded as a first step to restoring one of the nation’s oldest steam beam engines. The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded £72,000 ...

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n OLD stationary steam engines which have been rescued and restored will be on display. Bolton Steam Museum will be open on Bank Holiday Monday. Some of the engines on show once drove the cotton mills ...

Greek engineer Hero of Alexandria designs the first steam engine; it has a pedestal, an altar, and a rotating ball—but no practical use. French inventor Denis Papin builds a cooker that traps steam ...