MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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gas engine
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solar power
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steam engine
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first recorded rudimentary steam engine was the aeolipile mentioned by Vitruvius between 30 and 15 BC and, described by Heron of Alexandria in 1st-century Roman Egypt.
Detailed explanation-2: -To create the steam, most steam engines heated the water by burning coal. Why was it important? The steam engine helped to power the Industrial Revolution. Before steam power, most factories and mills were powered by water, wind, horse, or man.
Detailed explanation-3: -Without steam, there would be no steamboats, no steam locomotives, less mechanization and much less electricity-key innovations that led to the development of the modern world.
Detailed explanation-4: -But it wasn’t until the 17th century that attempts were made to harness the power exhibited by Heron’s aeolipile for practical purposes. In the first century A.D., Hero of Alexandria invented the aeolipile, or primitive steam turbine.