Steam engines, with their hissing pistons, revolving wheels, and smell of oil and coal smoke, have an irresistible attaction for many of us. The realisation that steam could be used to power machinery became one of the great Eureka moments of history. It was steam powered engines of all kinds that drove the vast industrial expansion during the nineteenth century. There are over 100 photographs plus detailed diagrams by his son Trevor.
A5 (softcover) 64 pages