Miscellaneous (Part -2)

While it wasn't the practical electric motor we know today, his work laid the foundation for future developments.

• He accidentally noticed that a chocolate bar in his pocket melted while he was working near an active radar set.
• This observation led him to experiment with using microwave radiation for cooking food. 

His invention provided significantly clearer audio quality and became the foundation for modern FM broadcasting.

• He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1909 for his contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy.

His innovations were vital for the early success of railways and had a significant impact on the Industrial Revolution.

The modern steam engine was invented by James Watt in the 18th century. However, the development of steam power was a gradual process involving several inventors:

Key Figures in the Invention of the Steam Engine:

1. Thomas Savery (1698)

   • Built one of the first crude steam-powered devices to pump water out of mines.

2. Thomas Newcomen (1712)

   • Invented the atmospheric steam engine, the first practical device to use steam to do mechanical work (mainly pumping water from mines).

3. James Watt (1765 onward)

   • Greatly improved Newcomen’s design by adding a separate condenser, making the engine far more efficient.

   • Often credited with inventing the modern steam engine that powered the Industrial Revolution.

The modern steam engine was invented by James Watt in the 18th century. However, the development of steam power was a gradual process involving several inventors:

Key Figures in the Invention of the Steam Engine:

1. Thomas Savery (1698)

   • Built one of the first crude steam-powered devices to pump water out of mines.

2. Thomas Newcomen (1712)

   • Invented the atmospheric steam engine, the first practical device to use steam to do mechanical work (mainly pumping water from mines).

3. James Watt (1765 onward)

   • Greatly improved Newcomen’s design by adding a separate condenser, making the engine far more efficient.

   • Often credited with inventing the modern steam engine that powered the Industrial Revolution.

• He received a patent for his engine in 1892.

• Torricelli realized that the variation of the height of the mercury from day to day was caused by changes in the atmospheric pressure.
• Torricelli built the first mercury barometer around 1644.

• He is best known for his invention of the barometer but also for his advances in optics and work on the method of indivisibles.
• Torr is a unit of pressure. The Torr is named after him.