Project Gutenberg 2011-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 150 Thurston, Robert Henry 1839 1903 Thurston, R. H. (Robert Henry) Thurston, Robert H. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine Produced by Chris Curnow, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine" by Robert Henry Thurston is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book explores the historical development of the steam engine, chronicling its evolution from early speculative designs to practical applications that revolutionized industry and transportation. The author aims to trace the contributions of various inventors and the circumstances that facilitated these technological advancements. At the start of the work, the author introduces the steam engine as a critical invention that has transformed society, highlighting its immense benefits and impact on human productivity. In the introductory sections, Thurston reflects on the contributions of early thinkers and inventors, beginning with Hero of Alexandria and progressing through key figures like the Marquis of Worcester and Thomas Savery, who laid the groundwork for practical steam engine technology. The opening emphasizes the collaborative nature of invention, noting that significant developments are often the result of collective efforts rather than the work of a single individual—a theme that sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the steam engine's rich history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/35916/35916-h/images/illocover.jpg en Steam-engines -- History TJ Text Technology Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - General 1092862 1092819 2024-09-15T09:09:17.080802 2023-09-15T14:22:54.745398 text/html text/html 1091974 2011-04-19T14:55:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 12636776 2011-04-19T14:55:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 12659272 2024-09-15T09:09:52.771622 application/epub+zip 12674641 2024-09-15T09:09:28.551710 application/epub+zip 456476 2024-09-15T09:09:18.710974 application/epub+zip 10333290 2024-09-15T09:10:03.886041 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 10246887 2024-09-15T09:09:42.344669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 665614 2022-09-16T12:24:46.557852 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 893965 893763 2024-09-15T09:09:13.887856 2023-09-15T14:22:51.849344 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 893569 2011-04-19T14:55:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 319669 2011-04-19T14:55:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 893850 2011-04-19T14:55:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 319424 2011-04-19T14:55:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20503 2024-09-15T09:10:04.080027 application/rdf+xml 14435 2024-09-15T09:09:18.893761 image/jpeg 2000 2024-09-15T09:09:18.802761 image/jpeg 12636863 2024-09-15T09:09:17.582784 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog