A steam turbine
Time: 1884
Place: United Kingdom
Details: A steam turbine is a device that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam and uses it to do mechanical work on a rotating output shaft. Its modern manifestation was invented by Charles Parsons in 1884.
‹ Earlier in historyFundraising Lagging1884 Later in history ›Charles Batchelor was brought back to the United States to manage the Edison Machine Works1884
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