U.S. Steam Transport Mississippi[sic], engraving, Library of Congress
Summary
Broadside view of steam frigate.
Signed lower right: Lars Everding.
Title inscribed below image.
Inscribed lower right: May 24th 1862.
Source unknown.
Steam Machines, Engines, Locomotives. In 1781 James Watt patented a steam engine that produced continuous rotary motion. Watt's ten-horsepower engines enabled a wide range of manufacturing machinery to be powered. The engines could be sited anywhere that water and coal or wood fuel could be obtained. By 1883, engines that could provide 10,000 hp had become feasible. The steam engine was one of the most important technologies of the Industrial Revolution.
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Date
01/01/1862
Contributors
Everding, Lars, artist
Source
Library of Congress
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