The steam engine is often credited as one of the most transformative inventions in human history. It laid the foundation for the Industrial Revolution, revolutionised transport, and shifted the ...

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Heron of Alexandria was an important ancient Greek inventor of mechanical devices whose inventions included the first steam ...

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