Heron, the great inventor of Alexandria, described in detail what is thought to be the first working steam engine. He called it an aeolipile, or "wind ball". His design was a sealed caldron of water ...

Rocket Lab USA Inc.’s successful test of its Archimedes engine bodes well for the space-launch company’s new Neutron rocket, says Cantor. SpaceX rival Rocket Lab reported a 71% second-quarter ...

Despite the widespread conversion to electrical power at other collieries, this winding engine continued to be powered by steam until Elliot Colliery closed in 1967. A first phase of restoration ...

Think about how mind-shattering it would have been to see something like Hero’s Engine, the first known example of a steam turbine. To see a sphere whizzing about trailing plumes of steam while ...