print email comment close Steam Engine Library URL: http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/ Description: A searchable collection of full-text historical documents devoted to the development of the steam engine. "The Pneumatics of Hero of Alexandria," the account of Blasco de Garay's 1543 steamship, and materials on James Watt, Robert Fulton, and John Fitch are among the resources offered. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Steam engines Steam engines -- History LII Database Information: Record 10589 created by Dana Lubow on 10/10/1999 Last modification on 07/22/2003 Published: 10/10/1999   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/10589