24/7 Insights The movement westward helped expand America to California. Steam engines were able to cut travel time by months. The introduction of the Colt revolver helped settlers protect their land.

In the early 1700s around 3 million tons of coal were mined per year. ... He worked making scientific instruments but, in the 1760s, he took an interest in steam engines.

The steam engine in the 1700s, the electric motor in the 1800s, the personal computer in the 1970s—each transformed many sectors of the economy, unlocking enormous value in the process.

A steam engine built in 1929 will have its original name plates reattached after they were found by auctioneers following a house clearance. They belonged to a train called Newstead, which was ...

He estimates that Whitin Machine Works made more than 11,000 of these types of steam engines, many of which were used on World War II Liberty Ships for producing power.

For the numbers people, this meant his engine could essentially move 2200 pounds (1000kg) along the same 100-foot (30m) shaft each minute. Or 100kg along a 300m shaft, if that's what you needed to do.

In the late 1700s the town of Birmingham was at the centre of the industrial revolution and the entrepreneur Matthew Boulton one of its driving forces. ... "We don't use steam engines any more, ...

The London Museum of Water and Steam’s name is a pretty big giveaway. Based in a Victorian engine house, the Brentford institution concerns all things steam engines, pipes, sewers and tunnels.

The driver of the 130-year-old runaway traction engine lost control on a steep hill in Ford, Glos, and the vintage vehicle bounced off a parked car then demolished the wall.

1775 - enters into partnership with James Watt, inventor of the steam engine 1789 - establishes the Soho Mint 1797 - awarded contract by government to strike copper coinage at Soho Mint ...