One of these engines is known as the Newcomen engine, which was first invented all the way back in 1712 by its namesake, Thomas Newcomen. Although it was not the first steam-powered machine in ...

An atmospheric steam engine built for Caprington Colliery, Ayshire, in 1811 to a design developed by Thomas Newcomen a century earlier. This was less efficient than James Watt's steam engine ...

Coal was the fuel that powered factories during the Industrial Revolution. Image caption, The Newcomen steam engine was invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712. The engine was commonly found in coal ...

The model of the engine repaired by James Watt in 1765. The plaque reads 'In 1765, James Watt, in working to repair this model, belonging to the Natural Philosophy Class in the University of ...