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Michael Mosley, Cassie Newland and Mark Miodownik describe the scientific achievements of Thomas Newcomen and James Watt. These two geniuses were the first to transfer heat energy into useable ...

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 past 20 years have seen remarkable shifts in technology, from smartphones to solar and the electrification of transport.

The Industrial Revolution's strides produced many miracles ... Pioneers like Thomas Newcomen and James Watt created ever-improving steam engines. Over time, horses fell by the wayside as people ...

Think about how mind-shattering it would have been to see something like Hero’s Engine, the first known example of a steam turbine ... t kick off the industrial revolution two millennia early ...