IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The turbopump and steam generator ...

The first artifact installed at the National Museum of Industrial History is only now ready to show visitors its potential. It's been a lengthy road for the 115-ton Corliss steam engine, begun with ...

In the early years of the nineteenth century, steam engines were at work in a variety of practical uses. However, they were still imperfect in many ways. One particular problem were the boilers, that ...

EAST GREENWICH — Billows of smoke and steam hovered over the Yankee Steam-Up at the New England Wireless and Steam Museum last Saturday, attracting a large crowd despite an overcast sky. The smoke was ...

In a world propelled by combustion engines, gas turbines and nuclear reactors, the steam engine may seem like a relic of the past. But without this game-changing invention, the modern world would be a ...

The first thing you might notice about the restored locomotive departing from Old Sacramento is the billowing cloud of steam pouring out of the shiny, black engine, stamped with the name Granite Rock ...

The steam engine is often credited as one of the most transformative inventions in human history. It laid the foundation for the Industrial Revolution, revolutionised transport, and shifted the ...

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In the late 1960s, the US government asked car companies to come up with ways to make their cars pollute less. Smog had recently become a big concern–particularly in California–and the Feds encouraged ...