A steam engine designed by Denis Papin.

Illustration depicting a steam engine designed by Denis Papin. It had no piston, but used the steam pressure to raise water into a cistern. Water from the cistern then fell back, driving a water wheel as it did so. Denis Papin (1647-1713) a French physicist, mathematician and inventor, best known for his pioneering invention of the steam digester, the forerunner of the pressure cooker and of the steam engine. Dated 18th century. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Illustration depicting a steam engine designed by Denis Papin. It had no piston, but used the steam pressure to raise water into a cistern. Water from the cistern then fell back, driving a water wheel as it did so. Denis Papin (1647-1713) a French physicist, mathematician and inventor, best known for his pioneering invention of the steam digester, the forerunner of the pressure cooker and of the steam engine. Dated 18th century. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
A steam engine designed by Denis Papin.
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Universal History Archive / Contributor
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Universal Images Group
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01 January, 1754
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