The World's Oldest Steam Engine! Newcomen Atmospheric Engine | First Century of Steam

This is the world's oldest, fully intact steam engine! Crafted in 1712 by the ingenious Thomas Newcomen, it inspired James Watt's later work, including adding an external condenser (his most famous innovation) to this engine, to greatly increase efficiency. This engine, named Fairbottom Bobs, was put to work as a mine pump at the Conygree Coal works in Tipton, England, working tirelessly for over a century, before it was finally abandoned when the mine closed. Fortunately, it was found, rusting, by Henry Ford, who rescued this amazing piece of machinery. Join me in part 2 of this 7-part series, as we look at the industrial crisis that triggered the Industrial Revolution, filmed entirely on location. Steam power changed the world, but it didn't start the way most people think it did, and it didn't progress nearly as fast. The first effective steam engines appeared at the beginning of the 18th century with Thomas Newcomen's atmospheric steam engine, followed by the groundbreaking inventions of James Watt. Strictly limited by the capabilities of metalworking and available boiler technology of the time, these early engineers did amazing things with surprisingly little steam pressure, building massive machines that still amaze us today. Join me on this 7-part series as we look at the The First Century of Steam Power – The Atmospheric Engines. Course objectives: 1) Why did we invent steam engines? 2) How do atmospheric steam engines work? 3) How did atmospheric steam engines evolve? 4) Why does no one use atmospheric steam engines anymore? Videos: 1 Introduction to course, why were steam engines invented?    • The Problem That Created the Steam Engine ...   ** YOU ARE HERE ** 2 1712 Newcomen Engine – The oldest surviving steam engine.    • The World's Oldest Steam Engine!  Newcomen...   3 What Newcomen got right, what he got wrong, and introducing James Watt.    • Did James Watt Fix What Thomas Newcomen Go...   4 1796 James Watt Canal Pump.    • James Watt's Invention That Made All the D...   5 Evolution of atmospheric power.    • Exploring 100 Years of Steam Power | James...   6 1811 James Watt Canal Pump.    • James Watt's NEW & IMPROVED 1811 Canal Pum...   7 The (very gradual) demise of atmospheric steam power.    • The REAL Reason Atmospheric Steam Engines ...   Support the channel Patreon:   / industrialrevolution   Affiliate Store: https://www.explorationguides.com/Store/ Visit the Newcomen Atmospheric Engine at The Henry Ford Museum - theHenryFord.com #steamengine #thehenryford #newcomen #industrialrevolution #history #historicalengineering 00:00 The World's Oldest Steam Engine - the Newcomen Atmospheric Steam Engine 01:33 Rescued by Henry Ford 02:20 The Newcomen Mine Pump - Why You Needed One 03:17 Replacing the Horse Mill Pumps, and Hundreds of Horses 04:24 The First Newcomen Engines 05:13 Problems, and Solutions, With Early Newcomen Engines 07:09 The Problem Newcomen Never Resolved 07:43 How Does A Newcomen Atmospheric Engine Work? 10:33 How Good Were Newcomen Engines?