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 ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The Blake Steam Pumps and Pumping Engines ” in SA Builders Vol. 2 No. 1build (July 1886), p. 11 doi:10.1038 ...

Originally called ‘Prudence’, the steam engine was renamed Peace after a devastating fire in 1918, as a mark of respect for the fallen soldiers of the First World War. At that time, the Lancashire ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Improved Governor for Steam Engines ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 7 No. 41 (June 1852), p. 324 doi:10.1038 ...