Mattern, Joanne, 1963-

The steam engine : fueling the Industrial Revolution / Joanne Mattern. - 1st ed. - New York : PowerKids Press, 2003. - 24 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. - Reading power . - Technology that changed the world . - Mattern, Joanne, 1963- Technology that changed the world. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 23) and index.

The need for power -- The first steam engines -- Improving the steam engine -- The power of steam -- Steam engines at work.

Presents information on the steam engine, including its invention, history, how it works, and how it has affected people's lives.

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Steam engines.

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