Engines

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1) Gunpowder engine

2) Heat engine

3) Savery Engine

4) The Newcomen Engine

5) The Watt Engine

6) The internal Combustion engine

7) Developing new technologies

Resources

bulletUse the print resources from the library.
bulletStart with an encyclopedia article from the Online Reference Centre.
bulletWeb Links
bulletHow Stuff Works - http://science.howstuffworks.com
bulletBoulton and Watt Engine - http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/exhibitions/boulton&watt.asp
bulletFour-stroke Combustion Engine http://www.k-wz.de/vmotor/v_omotore.html
bulletThe Otto Engine http://library.thinkquest.org/C006011/english/sites/ottomotor.php3?v=2
bulletPiston Steam Engine http://www.k-wz.de/vmotorr/dampfme.html
bulletSpace Elevators http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/exploration/futurespaceflight/spaceelevators.shtml

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