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INVENTIONS
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Question
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The Steam engine was invented by ____
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Benjamin Franklin
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Thomas Savery
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Henry Ford
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John Logie Baird
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Thomas Savery, (born c. 1650, Shilstone, Devonshire, Eng.-died 1715, London), English engineer and inventor who built the first steam engine. A military engineer by profession, Savery was drawn in the 1690s to the difficult problem of pumping water out of coal mines.
Detailed explanation-2: -Invented by Thomas Savery in the late 17th century, the Savery engine was the first commercially successful steam engine. It was used to pump water out of mines. In this model, water is boiled in the metal tank to drive out air, and then when the tank is cooled, it pumps water from the large jug.
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