America's first patent statutes date to the 18th century, when steam engines and cotton gins were cutting-edge. It’s little ...

From this we trace the invention of the separate condenser that improvement in the steam engine, which at once saved two-thirds of the fuel formerly required and rendered the steam engine the King ...

A gentleman from Old Typerwriters and Calculators demonstrated a James Watt Copying press from 1780, known to be the first ...

Model steam engines have intrigued hackers and makers for over 100 years. Many of us have seen old steam engine models up for sale at garage sales and various internet auction sites. The problem ...

That which Watt did for the steam engine when lie invented the condenser, some engineer of our own time can do by improving the boiler. As it is necessary to apply heat for the generation of steam ...

This landmark object identifies the transportation and technology wing of the museum. On view is the steam locomotive John Bull and a section of the first iron railroad bridge in America. The steam ...

DONALD Trump is planning a “Great American State Fair” to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday in 2026. Use the interactive ...

Winans was the inventor, who put a gun inside that funnel-shaped shield ... Halkett, another Britisher, stirred the minds of leading farmers and inventors in 1858 with this pair of steam engines ...

Medical students should consider how AI could change the work physicians do (and get paid for) when choosing specialties.

A key British invention, the first steam locomotive debuted in 1804, created by inventor Richard Trevithick. By 1825, the first passenger train was up and running, carrying 450 people from ...