The steam engine stands as one of the most transformative inventions in human history. It didn’t just change industries—it ...

James Watt’s steam engine had an enormous influence on the Industrial Revolution and the development of the modern world. The popular misconception is that the Scottish engineer, born in 1736 ...

But it was his work on steam engines and their rapid deployment into various industries that helped kick-start the Industrial Revolution. According to the Scottish Science Hall of Fame ...

Sixteen hundred years after the ancient Greek scientist first made mention of the untapped power of steam, the technology would become the hero and the engine that drove the Industrial Revolution.

Arguably the most important development of the Industrial Revolution, the steam engine facilitated major advancements in the fields of mining, manufacturing, agriculture and transportation.

Inventor Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) designed the world's first successful atmospheric steam engine. His invention earned him a place as one of the pioneers of the Industrial Revolution.

The Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain and eventually spread to the United States around the turn of the 19th century. The world was suddenly full of steam engines, wheels, valves ...

steam engines turned the wheels of industry. And in the 19th century, steam was responsible for another revolution: railways. Mining was important in the lead-up to the Industrial Revolution ...

Coal was the fuel that powered factories during the Industrial Revolution. Image caption, The Newcomen steam engine was invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712. The engine was commonly found in coal ...