"There's a lot of excitement," Andy Spinelli, president of the museum, said this week. "We still have a lot of work to do, ...

Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington (DC Self-portrait (1840) by Henry Fitz Jnr (Credit: Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington (DC)) In 1840 ...

In 1840, using a self-made copper plate, Henry Fitz Jnr produced one of the world's first selfies, his eyes gently closed to prevent any blinking from spoiling the result. In creating this ...

Some of our model trains had modern engines, but for many, the older steam engines prevailed with cowcatchers on the front and tall smokestacks. Colorado still has train lines with steam engines that ...

Now Pratt & Whitney thinks it may have taken the first steps along that path with the Hydrogen Steam-Injected, Intercooled Turbine Engine (HySIITE) concept—a novel hybrid engine configuration ...

Projects like the ‘Steam Brick’ truly show just how well-built and flexible this portable is. Simply using the handheld as intended can be a changing experience for gamers. As TechRadar’s ...

The Steam Deck is probably the most successful ... That means you can still play games on the go using a wireless controller and a portable monitor or a wearable display like a pair of Xreal ...

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 ...

Most hardware hackers don’t need an excuse to tear their tech apart, but this total Steam Deck conversion might be a step too far for most. A modder has taken a Steam Deck, removed the screen ...

QUESTION: Why is George Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 regarded as the first steam locomotive? What about Richard Trevithick’s Penydarren? Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 is significant because ...

The next Steam Next Fest runs from Monday, February 24 to Monday, March 3, 2025. We expect it to start at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST / 7pm CET / 3am AEST. Steam Next Fest offers a combination of ...

I’m the sixth generation of a blue-collar family from Wellington County. I was born in Fergus and raised on a farm in Belwood, and I spent my teen years in Elora, surrounded by open fields and ...