Model steam engines have intrigued hackers and makers ... and an insanely detailed steampunk battleship, which of course is powered by steam.

In 1606, de Ayanz registered the first patent for a machine that used steam power to propel water ... began repairing a small model of a Newcomen engine. Watt was perplexed by the large amount ...

Steam trains were one of the most ... even the Big Boy's impressive 135,375 pound-force (lbf) of power isn't enough to make the list of the most powerful engines ever built. So, let's explore ...

British model steam engine maker Mamod is enjoying a ... to learn about mechanics — attracting adults, too. The engines are powered by steam-driven pistons, set into motion when water is ...

Heron of Alexandria, who lived from 10–85 CE in Alexandria, Egypt, is credited with creating the first steam-powered engine ... built (one fully restored model survives today), so it wasn ...

Steam engines use heated water to create steam that pushes a piston or turbine, generating power using wood fire ... are two vintage Fords—a 1926 Model T coupe he bought at 10 and a 1925 Model ...

Most of you may already know, but steam power was one of the earliest forms of locomotion. Crude, heat-powered engines were first described as far back as 30 BC with the aeolipile, or "Hero's ...

switching to steam-powered engines that continue to burn gasoline and diesel wouldn't reduce CO2 emissions. A different approach can potentially eliminate the need to burn fossil fuels for ...

Cincinnati’s steam fire engine was not the first; other inventors had produced steam-powered fire engines decades earlier. Cincinnati’s first steam-powered fire engine exploded during a public ...

of power isn't enough to make the list of the most powerful engines ever built. So, let's explore these impressive beasts. The Yellowstone was the largest and heaviest steam locomotive to ever ...