Thomas Newcomen
1663-1729
English engineer who invented the first atmospheric steam engine. Newcomen was born in Dartmouth, and spent many years as an iron-monger there. Finding out that pumping water...
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Thomas Newcomen
1663-1729
English Inventor
Thomas Newcomen is often acclaimed as the inventor of the steam engine. An ironmonger by training, he converted Thomas Savery's primitive steam pump i...
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Newcomen, Thomas (1663–1729)
Fable or fame? Thomas Newcomen, like many inventors who preceded him in the steam revolution, has been clearly overshadowed in historical circles by the far more fa...
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The English inventor and engineer Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) developed the first practical steam engine, an important feature of the industrial revolution.Thomas Newcomen was born on Feb. 24, 1663, a...
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Thomas Newcomen was the first person to build an effective and economical steam engine. His engines were based primarily on the principles of the steam pumps of English military engineer Thomas Savery...
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Thomas Newcomen
Newcomen, Thomas (1663-1729)
Thomas Newcomen
Thomas Newcomen