The first steam engine was invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712 to pump water from mines. Later improvements were made by James Watt And Richard Trevithick.
Thomas Savery (1650-1715) invented the steam engine in 1698 based on the pressure cooker invented by Denis Papin's in 1679
The first person to harness the power of steam was the Greek scientist Heron of Alexandria in the first century A.D. He developed several devices that were operated by water, steam, or compressed air, including a fountain, a fire engine, and the steam engine. The steam engine was significantly improved in 1711 by Englishman Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729), who created a machine that used steam to pump water. The Scottish inventor James Watt (1736-1819) substantially improved on Newcomen's model and patented (received exclusive rights to make, use, and sell) his own steam engine in 1769.
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Thomas Newcommen's invention was further developed by James Watt.
James Watt
No one knows who exactly invented the very first wind-powered mechanism. It is believed that the first wind-driven mills were produced in the Middle East and quickly spread to Europe. If you mean the first American farm windmill, the inventor was Daniel Halladay in 1854, whose company, the U.S. Wind Engine and Pump Company, was later moved to Batavia, Illinois, where it became one of the most successful windmill companies in the country.
The first crude steam engine was patented in 1678. It was invented by English military engineer and inventor Thomas Savery.
George Stephenson is considered to be the inventor of the first steam locomotive engine for railways.
In 1765, James Watt made improvements to the Newcomen engine, which was inefficient but the best steam engine of its time.
A Scottish inventor and engineer credited with creating many improvements to the steam engine. The electrical Watt is named after him.
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.
In the 1780's or 90's American inventor John Fitch build one of the earliest working prototypes of the railroad steam engine.
Which inventor's improvements to the steam engine were instrumental in starting the Industrial Revolution? Oil, water, coal, wood
Richard Trevithick was the inventor of the Steam Engine.
There was no one inventor of the steam engine, although James Watt and Thomas Newcomen were among the first to create a workable engine. Horsepower is a measure of energy needed to do work. One horsepower is required to lift 75 kg 1 meter in 1 second.
The first Locomotive engine was the steam engine and was invented by George Stevenson. You can read about him here-inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blrailroad.htmjust copy and paste.
He is famous for his invention of the first commercially used steam powered engine
James Watt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Watt