Most people believe that Thomas Savery, a British engineer, was the one who invented the steam engine that later led to the Industrial Revolution. But is that really true? Who was the real ...

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 arrival of complex machines and the development of power sources like water wheels and steam engines, led to the growth of factories and industry Before the Industrial Revolution, most of the ...