Pioneers like Thomas Newcomen and James Watt created ever-improving steam engines.  Over time, horses fell by the wayside as people took to this new mode of transportation. Railroads began ...

Jul. 6—The Minneapolis Steam Engine that has been a mainstay of the Fourth of July Parade in Newton for many, many years is now 100 years old. Adorned in that unmistakable red and green color ...

If you were asked to guess when the steam engine was first invented, you'd probably guess around the 18th century, powering as it did the Industrial Revolution. And you'd be right to – but well ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Improvements in the Steam Engine ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 20 No. 23 (June 1869), p. 361 doi:10.1038 ...