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oct 22, 1721 - Steam Engine

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A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. ... Thomas Savery's dewatering pump used steam pressure operating directly on water. The first commercial engine producing continuous rotary motion was only developed in 1712 by Thomas Newcomen.

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oct 22, 1721
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~ 304 years ago

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