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Steam engines: Puffed up.(Thomas Newcomen actually invented the steam engine, although it was James Watt who harnessed it to power the industrial revolution)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US)
; ...engine. That honour belongs to Thomas Newcomen, whose steam-powered mine pump...called a "watt", rather than a "newcomen", shows that subsequent generations...the cycle can be repeated. In Newcomen's engine, however, the process...
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UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND HONORED BY NEWCOMEN SOCIETY
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...system of free enterprise. The Newcomen award was established to recognize...its namesake, British inventor Thomas Newcomen. The Society has honored more...of-the-art education. "Thomas Newcomen's contributions led him to be...
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Newcomen recognizes Cowboy Maloney.(Strictly Business)(Cowboy Maloney Electric City)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Mississippi Business Journal
; ...America's free enterprise system, and the Newcomen Society is pleased to honor and recognize...business and civic achievements." The Newcomen Society of the United States, named for Thomas Newcomen, "Father of the Industrial Revolution...
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NEWCOMEN SOCIETY HONORS THORSONS
Newspaper article from: Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
; ...The Cheyenne affiliate of the Newcomen Society will recognize the Thorson...represent the entrepreneur efforts that Newcomen represents," said Jack Hughes...named for English iron-worker Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729). Newcomen is noted...
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NEWCOMEN SOCIETY TO HONOR OU CENTENNIAL DEC. 19
Newspaper article from: The Journal Record
; ...Oklahoma will be honored by the Newcomen Society of the United States...seating is limited to 400. The Newcomen Society was founded in the United...the memory and accomplishments of Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729), the pioneer British...
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K mart Corp. announces projected 1987 sales during Newcomen Society dinner.
PR Newswire
; ...26 billion during a National Newcomen Society dinner Thursday night at...sales of $23.8 billion. The Newcomen Society holds meetings throughout...perpetuates the life and work of Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729), the British pioneer...
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THOMAS'S TUNNEL!(News)
Newspaper article from: Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
; ...its creator, engineer Thomas Telford Engineer honoured...plaque commemorating Thomas Telford's 250th birthday...North West branch of The Newcomen Society and the Huddersfield...past-president of The Newcomen Society and was on the...honoured. He said: Thomas Telford is a really important...
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Thomas, Ellen
Newspaper article from: St. Joseph News-Press
; Ellen Thomas, 85, St. Joseph, passed away Tuesday...Kitchen. She married Dallas Nichols Thomas on Nov. 17, 1945. He preceded her in...Mitchell, Bluffton, S.C., and Wendy Newcomen, Prenton, England; sister-in-law...
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Weekend: Midlands Millenium - All steamed up in heart of the Black Country.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England)
; ...from the West Country and Scotland. First Thomas Savery of Devon and Thomas Newcomen of Cornwall laid the mechanical foundations...mines there. Thankfully, we do know where Thomas Newcomen built his second engine. It was installed...
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Steam's evolving engine.
Magazine article from: Cobblestone
; ...JUSTLY CALLED A NEW INVENTION."--Thomas Jefferson to Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse...boiling water. In 1698, Englishman Thomas Savery produced the first steam...unfortunately, often exploded. In 1712, Thomas Newcomen, also English, invented an engine...
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