To see a sphere whizzing about trailing plumes of steam while flames licked ... the lid of a large kettle. [Make It Extreme] took great pains to make the engine safe, with relief valves and ...

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 ...

With the purchase of Renault Agriculture, Claas acquired a company that started off with tracked machines over 100 years ago.

IN this, the third edition, Dr. Ewing has thoroughly revised his well-known text-book, and to some extent he has rewritten certain chapters; for example, the chapter on steam turbines is new, and ...

Prototype locomotives featuring new technologies have a long and inglorious history of not making ... provide engine upgrades for existing classes. The fact it’s technically a steam locomotive ...