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Engines from 1700 to 1830
Bibliography:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_motor_and_engine_technology
http://www.thomasnet.com/articles/custom-manufacturing-fabricating/steam-engine-history
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling_engine
http://www.automostory.com/first-hydrogen-car.htm
http://fuel-efficient-vehicles.org/energy-news/?page_id=819
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_motor -
Steam Powered Pump
The steam pump was created by Thomas Newcomen in 1712 for the purpose of pumping water in mines to use in mechanical work and increasing efficiency. It was important at the time because it increased the rate at which materials could be removed and shipped from mines. They were used all though England and Europe all through the 17th and 18th centuries. -
Electric Motor
The first electric motor was a simple electrostatic device created by Andrew Gordon in Scotland to prove the theoretical principle behind production of mechanical force through interactions between a magnetic field and an electric current. Now electrical engines are used in applicants like industrial level fans and power tools. -
De Rivaz Engine
Created in 1804 by Francois Isaac De Rivaz in France, it is the first known engine to use hydrogen gas as fuel. It was created to power the first land vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine (ICE) . It was the foundation on which all ICE's were created, which now power plenty of land, water, and air vehicles. -
Stirling Engine
The Stirling engine was created by a man in Scotland named Robert Stirling. It was the first external combustion engine (ECE) and it was created to pump water out of quarries. It is still used today in generators. -
Efficiency of the Heat Engine is Published
Nicholas Leonard Sadi Carnot published that the heat engine's level of efficiency depends upon an engine's temperature difference compared to it's environment. Though this is not a specific upgrade to an engine between 1700 and 1830, it was very important because it led to the later invention of the first physical. This was an important invention because the heat engine is used in steam engines and the basic concept is used in gasoline engines.