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<strong>The</strong> Steam Engine<br />

1700 -1920<br />

• England – 1712 – James Watt –first steam engine to drive<br />

machinery<br />

• Led to a power source for ships –Robert Fulton – the first<br />

steam engine ship – Clermont<br />

• Used on the Hudson River – Albany to NYC

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