John Ericsson believed the sun's power could make nations wealthy without fossil fuels. The American Swedish Historical Museum houses his prototype.

Steam engines use heated water to create steam that pushes a piston or turbine, generating power using wood fire to heat the water. A J.I. Case steam engine. BRIDGET PACK, Independent Record ...

When they were first invented in 1712, steam engines converted just 2% of coal into useful energy. Almost 150 years later they were still highly inefficient at just 15%. (Petrol-powered cars still ...

It's not as easy as it looks. The Roots of Motive Power Museum puts you in the driver's seat of a classic steam machine.

a wood depot for the steam fire engines the volunteer relief bill passed $30,000 donated to the hebrew benevolent society. share full article. dec. 13, 1861.

The world's oldest winding steam engine of its type is going to be running for the first time in decades to mark a Derbyshire railway's 200th anniversary. Built in 1829, the Middleton Top winding ...

Industrialization meant the widespread adoption of steam power. Steam power is a general-purpose technology — it powered factory equipment, trains, and agricultural machinery.

The world's oldest winding steam engine of its type is going to be running for the first time in decades to mark a Derbyshire railway's 200th anniversary. Built in 1829, the Middleton Top winding ...

What seemed to finalize the impact of the Watt engine on the Industrial Revolution was his creation of the double-acting engine. Doubling the efficiency, it condensed steam both above and below ...