Who invented the first steam engine?

A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The steam engine uses the force produced by steam pressure to push a piston back and forth inside a cylinder. This pushing force is transformed, by a connecting rod and flywheel, into rotational force for work.   The first steam engine was invented by Thomas Savery, in the year 1698

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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