This site consists of 48 pages concerning the men and the events which led to the steam engine invention. The first serious efforts to harness steam power were made in Britain in the 17th and 18th centuries, when it became necessary to pump floodwaters from coal mines. In addition to a brief explanation, each chapter has animations, diagrams and pictures which describe each steam engine.
Every steam engine needs a boiler to make steam from water.
A special chapter addresses the subject of Thermodynamics. Let's build a steam engine Thermodynamics K.Marx on the steam engines.