 |
 Rudolf
Christian Karl Diesel invented the
engine which bears his name in 1897. What made
(and continues to make) his engine different, is
that the fuel is not introduced until the air is
already compressed and hot, and it is the hot air
that causes the fuel to ignite. |
 The
Law of the Conservation of Energy
Energy can be changed in
form, but cannot be created or destroyed; this is
the basic law of the conservation of energy. |
 Newcomen Steam
Engine Thomas Newcomen, an English hardware
store owner, was the first to build a steam
engine that was practical both economically and
in terms of its ability to perform a specific
task. His accomplishment played a key role in
developing the power source that drove the
machines of the new industrial age for over a
period of two centuries. |
 Hauksbee's
Air Pump Francis Hauksbee first demonstrated his
"New Invented Air Pump" at a meeting of
the Royal Society in London in December 1703. The
principle of Hauksbee's device is very similar to
that of a bicycle pump, adapted to suck rather
than blow. |
