Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquis of Worcester
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Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester (c1601–1667), styled Lord Herbert of Raglan from 1628–1644, was an English nobleman involved in royalist politics and an inventor.
In 1655 he authored a book The Century of Inventions which consisted of textual descriptions of 100 separate inventions.
It was eventually printed in 1663 and included a device described as his "Water-commanding Engine". Constructed from the barrel of a cannon, it was an obvious prototype design for what would later become the steam engine, which clearly anticipated the power and applications of that machine.
1667 April 3rd. Died
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