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How Did They do That?

STEAM ENGINES

The steam engine may have its roots in antiquity, but it wasn’t until the 18th century that the engine’s potential was fully realised. It took a Scottish engineer named James Watt to develop the existing creations into an engine that would end humankind’s complete dependence on muscle power and the elements and propel the world into a mechanical age.

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