It is known that men have known of iron for around 4000 years. However, for most of history Iron was very hard to extract from the ore. Only very small amounts of Iron could be obtained because the ore would be heated over a small fire. It was discovered that it would be necessary for the fire to be hotter to produce larger amounts of Iron. Eventually, a bellows system was created and the fire became hot enough to produce more iron per batch. Continue reading “The Iron Revolution”
Summary of “The Origins of the Steam Engine” by Ferguson
When thinking of the creator of the steam engine or who started the industrial revolution many people think of James Watt. However, fifty years before Watt became popular in the public eye a man named Thomas Newcomen was building steam engines which pumped water out of mines.
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