This page groups every engine in the atlas by the kind of engine it is, such as internal combustion, steam or electric. An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy, and apart from heat engines, electric motors convert electrical energy into mechanical motion.
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Era of Emergence Engine Type
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1. Wikipedia: Marine steam engine
WikipediaMarine steam engine, Charlotte DundasQuote, Marine steam engine, Charlotte Dundas
Scottish engineer William Symington built the world's "first practical steamboat", the Charlotte Dundas, in 1802.
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