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 ...
echanicians constructed marines which afforded evidence If great ingenuity ; and Hero of Alexand^^a was no doubt the inventor of the first steam motor. He was the son of a Greek, and lived 120 ...
The Stretham Old Engine is a steam-powered engine once used to fight floods in the area. The engine dates back to 1831, when it was built on the banks of the River Great Ouse at a cost of £4,950 ...
The plates have been sent to Spa Valley Railway to be reattached to the Newstead A steam engine built in 1929 will have its original name plates reattached after they were found by auctioneers ...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The world's largest steam engine is coming back to Colorado. Union Pacific will bring Big Boy No. 4014 through Colorado from Monday, Oct. 21, to Wednesday, Oct. 23, on its ...