This model was filed with the application to the U.S. Patent Office for Patent Number 51,389 issued to George A. Lamb of Washington, DC on December 5, 1865. Mr. Lamb’s patent was for a rotary steam ...

Then in 1769 James Watt greatly improved it, making the engine four times as fuel-efficient. In 1781 he patented the rotary steam engine, which could turn a shaft and thus power machinery.

This article was originally published with the title “Romance of the Steam Engine” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 3 No. 24new (December 1860), p. 372 doi:10.1038 ...

In 60 A.D., a Greek inventor in Egypt named Hero developed a machine called the “Aeolpile,” which loosely translates to “rotary steam engine.” Historians refer to it as “Hero’s Engine,” and it is ...

A New Rotary Steam Engine Scientific American , p. 356 (1 page) Published By: Scientific American, a division of Nature America, Inc.

After a two-year hiatus, the Rotary Club of Mountain Top’s popular steam train excursion to Jim Thorpe returns on Sept. 13. This year’s trip will feature the majestic Steam Engine No. 2102 ...

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Popular East Park attraction the Rotary Cannonball, officially the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad No. 457 steam locomotive, is getting a makeover next month. The Rotary Cannonball will close Aug ...