Years ago, the world's first steam engines paved the way for the technological advancements that we see today. Let's take a look at how they worked.

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 ...

Early steam locomotives evolved into massive engineering marvels, but the operating principle remained largely the same as the steam engine developed by James Watt in 1776.

James Watt as a young man with his early steam engine. Just the Beginning For 1500 years, the aeolipile—along with the rest of Heron’s discoveries—was largely forgotten in Europe during the ...

James Watt invented horsepower so he could sell his steam engine as the next great thing. ... An example of an early Watt steam engine, which was designed in approximately 1785.

Measurement of fuel consumed and work delivered by the engine was begun by Watt, who in part justified the selling price of his engines on the amount of fuel cost the purchaser might save compared to ...

Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum. Clip: Season 1 | 5m 59s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Great place to see and hear what early farm tractors, steam engines and more, were like.