groped in the dark, misled by many an ignis fatuus, but nature has a weak side, if we can only find it out.
Steam engine improvements
Reflecting on his experiments with steam engines
Late 18th century
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"I have made an engine that shall not waste a single particle of steam."
Strange & Unusual"It is not worth my while to manufacture in three countries only; but I can find it very worthwhile to make it for the whole world."
Shocking"The power of steam is like a wild horse; it must be harnessed with precision."
Strange & Unusual"I know grief has its period; but I have much to suffer..."
Philosophical"Nothing man has discovered or imagined is to be named with the steam engine. It has no fellow."
Philosophical