What was the first steam engine used to pump water from mines?
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Newcomen engine
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What was the first steam engine used to pump water from mines?
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Newcomen engine
What was the name of Robert Fulton's first successful steamboat?
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Clermont
Which railway opened in 1830 as the first inter-city passenger railway?
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Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Which factory, built in 1771, is considered the first modern factory?
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Cromford Mill
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What was the name of Robert Fulton's first successful steamboat?
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Clermont
Which railway opened in 1830 as the first inter-city passenger railway?
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Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Which factory, built in 1771, is considered the first modern factory?
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Cromford Mill
Who invented the flying shuttle?
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John Kay
What was the name of the first iron steamship to cross the Atlantic?
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SS Great Britain
Who developed the Bessemer process for steelmaking?
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Henry Bessemer
Which canal was built to transport coal from Worsley to Manchester?
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Bridgewater Canal
Who invented the water frame?
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Richard Arkwright
Which engineer built the first successful steam locomotive?
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Richard Trevithick
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Edmund Cartwright