Every now and again one runs into a reference about a guy called Hero of Alexandria, who (it is said) created a steam engine some time around 60 AD. In fact, I even made mention of this in my ...

The volunteers working on the restoration of Sturgeon's Mill in Occidental admit they're a bunch of old-timers. But inside each old-timer is a freckle-faced kid itchin' to make the ancient steam ...

Heron, the great inventor of Alexandria, described in detail what is thought to be the first working steam engine. He called it an aeolipile, or "wind ball". His design was a sealed caldron of water ...

The volunteers working on the restoration of Sturgeon's Mill in Occidental admit they're a bunch of old-timers. But inside each old-timer is a freckle-faced kid itchin' to make the ancient steam ...