There is a common assumption about early steam power that inverts the actual mechanism, and correcting it makes the whole development sequence comprehensible. The assumption is that steam pushes. High ...

Alexandria in the 1st Century and the Truth of the 'Aeolipile'In the Mediterranean world, where the heat of trade and diverse ...

When an inventor has a unit of measurement named after him, it's clear his work had more than a small impact on scientific and industrial progress. So it was for James Watt, whose Watt engine is often ...

Full steam ahead! Dan Smith has a one-track mind this week, showing what it takes to put "Big Boy's" 1.2 million pounds into ...

Steam locomotives clattering along railway tracks. Paddle steamers churning down the Murray. Dreadnought battleships powered by steam engines. Many of us think the age of steam has ended. But while ...