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The steam engine helped to power the Industrial Revolution. Before steam power, most factories and mills were powered by water, wind, horse, or man. Water was a good source of power, but factories had to be located near a river.

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A steam engine allows you to turn heat and water (to make steam) into mechanical motion, or just steam into mechanical motion.

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