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* 1601-1667 [[Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquis of Worcester]] invents a steam engine. Details published in 1663
* 1601-1667 [[Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquis of Worcester]] invents a steam engine. Details published in 1663
* 1647-1714 [[Dionysius Papin]] invents the steam digester, a forerunner of the steam engine
* 1647-1714 [[Denis Papin]] invents the steam digester, steam safety valve, and applies a steam piston to lift a weight: steps towards the development of the steam engine
* 1650-1712 [[Thomas Savery]] Inventor of a steam engine and a boat driven by paddle-wheels
* 1650-1712 [[Thomas Savery]] Inventor of a steam engine and a boat driven by paddle-wheels
* 1663-1725 [[John Calley]] Partner of Thomas Newcomen and developer of engines
* 1663-1725 [[John Calley]] Partner of Thomas Newcomen and developer of engines

Revision as of 13:54, 11 January 2020

Listed in order of birth year

  • 1601-1667 Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquis of Worcester invents a steam engine. Details published in 1663
  • 1647-1714 Denis Papin invents the steam digester, steam safety valve, and applies a steam piston to lift a weight: steps towards the development of the steam engine
  • 1650-1712 Thomas Savery Inventor of a steam engine and a boat driven by paddle-wheels
  • 1663-1725 John Calley Partner of Thomas Newcomen and developer of engines
  • 1664-1729 Thomas Newcomen Developed the Newcomen engine c1710
  • 1678-1717 Abraham Darby Introduced coke as a fuel for smelting in 1709
  • 1685-1739 Thomas Lombe, with his brother John, introduced Italian silk-throwing processes into the silk industry in Derby.
  • 1687-1743 Henry Beighton Improved the Newcomen engine 1718



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