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jan 1, 1668 - The Steam Engine

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The Invention of the Steam Engine. It's common knowledge that modern civilisation was forged in the factories of the industrial revolution. ... The first crude steam powered machine was built by Thomas Savery, of England, in 1698. Savery built his machine to help pump water out of coal mines.

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jan 1, 1668
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~ 358 years ago