jan 1, 1712 - The steam engine was an engine that used pressurised steam to move pistons to turn a flywheel into rotational energy. The Steam engine is referred to as an external combustion engine' due to the fuel being separated from the force that creates mechanical energy (Steam). Although the steam engines first model was inefficient, through later iterations it became more efficient and became the ideal power source for factories during the industrial revolution. Even more importantly it's practically non stop ro
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