A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. It was an essential part of industrialization during the Industrial Revolution.
Consider the steam engine as your school bus. Just like how your school bus takes you from home to school (converting fuel into motion), a steam engine converts heat energy from steam into mechanical work.
James Watt: An inventor who significantly improved the efficiency of the steam engine by adding a separate condenser.
Locomotive: A powered rail vehicle used for pulling trains which often uses a steam engine for power.
Industrialization: The process by which an economy is transformed from primarily agricultural to one based on manufacturing goods.
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