Piston engines are the heart of many machines we use today, from cars and airplanes to industrial machinery and motorcycles. Their history is one of innovation, experimentation, and continuous ...

Aug. 2—OSAGE — The 28th annual Cedar Valley Memories Steam and Power Show, celebrating the early days of steam power and pioneer life, returns on Saturday, Aug. 10, and Sunday, Aug. 11, at its ...

Some early steam cars worked well, and some did not. Some were fire pumpers that moved by themselves, and others were small locomotives with road wheels. Beginning in the 1880s, inventors tried very ...

Early engines like Old Tige would heat water in a boiler, using steam pressure to create a vacuum, pump water from wells, rivers or other bodies of water, and shoot the water out of hoses to ...