A history of the growth of the steam-engine (1878)
Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 179
ue of a long-known principle, and to establish thereon anew and more simple method of applying the power ofsteam—a method that will remain an eternal memorial to 154 THE MODERN STEAM-ENGINE. its introducer. Dr. Alban here refers to the earliest per-manently successful introduction of the… … Oliver Evans. He was, in his youth, apprenticed to a wheelwright, andsoon exhibited great mechanical talent and a strong desireto acquire knowledge. His attention was, at an early pe-riod, drawn to the possible application of the power ofsteam to useful purposes by the boyish pranks of one of…
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