They still use them in developing countries like Africa for ordinary things like powering a home computer. You just coal it up and before you know it, you've got your 56k connection prancing across the spectrum.
It used to be steam, now its electricity.
Steam engines are still used in various places in Africa, in much the same way they have always been used. They are also used in several places of the world for tourism rides on heritage railways, to remind people of the age of steam. Examples are model railways and "the Hogwarts Express" in England and a picturesque ride which winds around the hill up to Darjeeling in India.
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Now that he has invented the steam engine, we have steam boats, trains , and we can get to places faster.
I dunno ... grey spirits rising to heaven? Technology (the steam engine) being wasted? That's all I have for now.
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The cold water is used to cool down the steam in the cylinder of the engine. A jet of water from the cold-water reservoir enters the cylinder at the end of the up-stroke. This creates a vacuum due to the condensation of the steam. The pressure of the air above the piston now forces it down, raising the pump rods. This allows the engine work on indefinitely.(check the related link for an illustration)
Coal was burnt in the furnace. This heated water in the boiler to high temperatures. The steam was used to operate the pistons and to drive the train.
They have not been used since the early 1830s. Look up the Clearmont steam boat, it was the best one made.
It makes mine life faster because now they can make clothing
It is a steam engine on the west Somerset railway. Formerly from the GWR but now it is in British Railways colours this gutsy little engine will max out at about 4000 to 4500 mph
The steam engine, The light bulb, the automobile, the computer(that was programmable), the jet engine. A few i could come up with right now.