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Producing mechanical motion by means of 8low pressure) steam goes back over 2000 years, but early devices were not practical. Centuries after, the Spanish inventor Jerónimo de Ayans y Beaumont patented in 1606 the first steam engine. In 1698 Thomas Savery patented a steam pump that used steam in direct contact with the water being pumped. The first commercial true steam engine using a piston, and was used in 1712 for pumping in a mine and was made by Thomas Newcomen.
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Why was the steam engine made?
The steam engine was made to get people and thier goodies to the west and many other places too.
Where was the first steam engine used?
The first steam engine, a water pump type, was used in mines, pumping stations, and the textile industry.
When was the first windmill ever created?
The first windmill was built in Persia in the 19th Century.
What was the first industries to increase production through extensive use of the steam engine?
i think it was the textile industry and the mining industry (pumping out of underground water) ADDED: The mine pumps were first, driven by a simple beam-engine invented by Newcomen; but it was dreadfully inefficient and non-rotary. Once James Watt solved the first problem, and he and others devised engines that produced rotary motion, the steam-engine could be developed into a viable prime-mover for textile-mills and many other industries.
What are the duties of an engine cadet?
Engine Cadet - is the most junior personnel in Engine department. He is responsible to take a Job order to 2nd Engineer. Follow instructions to all engine officer. He also assisting the engine officer when time of activity to all machinery around engine room. He is candidate to be an engine officer in the future.
