The History of Steam Engines - ThoughtCo
2020-1-21 · Before the invention of the gasoline-powered engine, mechanical transportation was fueled by steam.In fact, the concept of a steam engine pre-dates modern engines by a couple of thousand years as a mathematician and engineer Heron of Alexandria, who lived in Roman Egypt during the first century, was the first to describe a rudimentary version he named the Aeolipile.
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