Technically, steam engines have existed since the 1st century ... The key, then, is to direct all the atmospheric pressure where it's needed — on condensation. Newcomen's engine operated on ...

In a world propelled by combustion engines, gas turbines and nuclear reactors, the steam engine may seem like a relic of the past. But without this game-changing invention, the modern world would ...

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.

It was about two years ago that Mount Pleasant native Haven Noble sought out to build a replica of the atmospheric steam engine invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712. Without Newcomen's invention ...

Greek engineer Hero of Alexandria designs the first steam engine ... James Watt improves on Thomas Newcomen's engine design—which uses atmospheric pressure to help drive a piston—by adding ...

Steam boilers can burn fuel more thoroughly than a standard internal combustion engine, leading to cleaner exhaust that is mostly water and carbon dioxide. At the time, that was seen as an ...