Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Thomas Savery
Standard Name: Savery, Thomas
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25 July 1698 : Military engineer Thomas Savery took out...
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25 July 1698
Military engineer Thomas Savery
took out a patent on the first crude steam engine for pumping unwanted water out of mines.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
By November 1712: Thomas Newcomen, an associate of Thomas Savery,...
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By November 1712
Thomas Newcomen
, an associate of Thomas Savery
, demonstrated an improved version of Savery's early steam engine; his crucial addition was the use of pistons.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
1769: James Watt received a patent (number 913)...
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1769
James Watt
received a patent (number 913) for his first condensing steam engine, whose scientific principles he had discovered in 1764.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.
