The Steam Engine

The steam engine was the invention which powered the industrial revolution. Thomas Newcomen and Thomas Savery were the first two creators of the first practical steam engine. James Watt is the one accredited with the invention, because he made the steam engine which actually was reliable and used in the industrial revolution. The invention was first used as a water pump to suck water out of coal mines, a resource which was greatly needed to power the industrial revolution. Then people modified the invention to work for the textile industry, and eventually almost every industry was using steam engines. The train was another invention which used the steam engine. It allowed for faster transportation for goods and people.

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