Steam Engines

Steam engines have been around since Roman times when the Hero of Alexandria invented the aeolipile. However, steam engines capable of mechanical work were invented close to modern times (1740s).
==Version 1:The "Steam Digester"==
In 1679, a French Refugee to Austria began development on a steam engine. Eventually, after 2 decades of work, his device was able to lift a set of wieghts. Interested in the device, the Austrian Government decided to sponsor further work on the steam engine, and began to employ others to work on the steam engine. However, low on all of the natural resources needed to construct the device, the Austrian Government employed the help of the Ottoman Empire, Romania, and Japan to help build the device.
==Version 2: The "Steam-Powered" Engine==
In 1698, a new design was produced by Austrian, Ottoman, Romanian, and Japanese scientists. This design used a vacum to move water from below, and steam pressure to push the water higher. While smaller versions of this design were effective, and would soon be used in mines and irrigation projections, larger versions were prone to boiler exploisions, and were unusable.
==Version 3:The "Atmospehric" Engine==
In 1712, the Scientists developing the steam engine made a new breakthrough, the atomspheric engine. This engine, while inefficient, could be used to power machines. Soon, the engine would be used in powering water wheels, and extracting water in mines, and powering primative engines in farming projects.
==Version 4: The "Two Cylinder High Pressure Steam Engine"==
In 1720, the greatest breakthrough on the steam engine was invented. The engine used two lead-weighted pistons providing a continuous motion to a water pump. Each piston was raised by the steam pressure and returned to its original position by gravity. The two pistons shared a common four way rotary valve connected directly to a steam boiler. This steam engine could be used to power engines and pumps, and was soon used to move large objects, power propellers, and move water. This design would soon be used to power aircraft of the Austrian, Ottoman, Romanian, and Japanese Air Forces.
==The Future of the Steam Engine==
The Steam Engine is still being improved by Austrian, Romanian, Ottoman, and Japanese scientists in secrecy. The nations that are working on the Steam Engine are the only nations who have access to the Steam engine for domestic projects and weapons of war. The Scientists are currently working on better seals for the pistons to make the machine more efficient, and trying to use condensed steam to create a vacuum instead of mechanical power.
==Steam Powered Devices==
===Austrian Devices===
Soon to come.
===Romanian Devices===
Soon to come.
===Ottoman Devices===
Soon to come.
===Japanese Devices===
Steamships
DI Helicannon(maybe)
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