Steam Engines E.F.

Hero Engine

Apr 10, 1040

Hero of Alexandria invented the first recorded steam engine (actual date of invention was 40 AD), the aeolipile. This engine resembled a wind turbine rather than a piston or pump.

Heat Engine

Apr 10, 1690

Denis Papin used the discoveries of Otto von Guericke and created the first heat engine, the engine would use heat to create steam to do work. This resembles a piston.

Savery Engine

Apr 10, 1698

Thomas Savery created the first steam engine, it was used in the mines to left water out. This engine resembled a pump-jack because it lifted the water out.

Newcomen Engine

Apr 10, 1712

Thomas Newcomen used a steam engine that used a boiler to create steam that would move a piston in a seperate chamber. The piston moving up and down made the pump work.

Watt Engine

Apr 10, 1763

James Watt enhanced the Newcomen engine by adding a seperate condenser that cooled down the steam. This reduced the volume of heated required to run the engine, thus saving energy.