[In
the beginning...] [1600-1699] [1700-1799]
[1800-1899]
[1900-1999]
1675: A Jesuit priest living in China reportedly develops
a vehicle that is propelled by a form of steam turbine.
1660: Sir Isaac Newton proposes that
a jet of steam could be used to power a carriage, an idea now
considered to be a precursor to development of the jet engine.
1690: Denis Papin describes an apparatus
in which the condensation of steam in a cylinder creates a vacuum.
His simple steam engine is called the Papin Cylinder.
1698: Denis Papin develops the first
piston that is moved by the pressure of steam rather than atmospheric
pressure.
1698: Thomas Savery patents "the
Miner's Friend," a machine that pumps water from coal mines.
It becomes the first practical machine powered by steam. He later
publishes a description of his steam engine in 1702. In 1707,
Denis Papin modifies Savery's high-pressure steam pump.
[In
the beginning...] [1600-1699] [1700-1799]
[1800-1899]
[1900-1999]
