Although (or perhaps because) the Western world is fairly well along in its transition from an industrial, manufacturing-oriented society to a postindustrial, information-based one, histories of the ...

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The evolution of the steam engine is among the milestones in the history of technology, transforming transport, industry, and society. While steam engines and pumps existed from the late 17th century, ...

Steam is among the most common phenomena on Earth—boil water, and it appears. Wrangling it into engines was among the most significant developments in human history, not to mention fashion. For it's ...

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