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How was the development of the steam engine a response to a fuel shortage?
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How did James watts steam engine help textile manufacturers?
there was a shortage of available workers because of malaria outbreaks. the steam engine fixed this problem and made work easier for other workers
What are two forms of transporation that are intvented direcly after the development of the steam engine?
steam ships, and steam carriages (locomotives).
In which age was the steam engine a major development?
In the 19th century
The most outstanding contribution of American mechanics to the Industrial Revolution was the development of?
The steam engine
Most outstanding contribution of American mechanics to the Industrial Revolution was the development of?
The Steam Engine
The textile industry met its last major challenge to full mechanization with the development of?
Improvements to the steam engine
Which American inventor built the first steam locomotive?
Britain was the main force in the invention and development of the steam engine and steam locomotives. The first steam locomotive to run in America, was imported from Britain, called the Stourbridge Lion.
What type of combustion engine in the steam engine?
A steam engine is an external combustion engine. As the steam engine combusts outside of the engine itself.
What disadvantages did the steam engine have over the water wheel?
steam engine consumes a lot of fuel with pollution it requires maintenance, development and more money for constructionit can not be used everywhere, special arrangements like petrol pumps were not there
What was the rotary steam engine?
A rotary steam engine was a fire engine basically
When was the steam engine improved?
the steam engine was improved in 1769.
What was developed first gas engine or steam engine?
Steam
