The Steam Engine Impact On Everyday Life

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Steam Engine

To start with, the steam engine train can carry 7.5 ton. Some people thing the steam engine is light, but it weighs 400,000 pounds. But the steam engine has a long history! The steam engine impacts our everyday life, and makes society a better place. In my opinion the steam engine is better being it carries coal from point A to point B. All things considered, it was really a heat engine. It was also built in 1690 by Thomas Savery. It was meant to get water out of mines it was known as the miner’s best friend. A few years later Thomas Savery improved the steam pump to the steam engine. In any case, the steam engine impacts our life every day, the normal use is for the steam train. The train runs on steam and coal. The train

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