Three hundred and fifteen years ago today Thomas Savery’s patented the steam engine. His patent included no pictures, simply the following description: ”A new invention for raising of water and ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The National Museum of Industrial History's 115-ton stationary steam engine, which was built 105 years ago in Buffalo, is working again. The Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, museum had worked ...

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It is 1914. One machine pumps all the water into homes and other buildings for public consumption. It is a steam-powered, water-pumping engine that runs nonstop. As the water from a reservoir 300 feet ...

Technology tends to have a way of becoming smaller as it evolves. The ever-convenient microchip and lithium-ion battery serve in tandem as the brains of so many devices today, and their sleek and ...

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 ...

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