Application for Patent of a Steam Engine
Document 1792Evans applies for a patent for an engine powered by steam which he claims can propel heavy land carriages.
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Typed Document
Description
Evans applies for a patent for an engine powered by steam which he claims can propel heavy land carriages.
Date
12/01/1792
Author
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1792120140000
Page start
1
Note
Additional recipients; Henry Knox and Edmund Randolph
Notable persons
Oliver Evans
Thomas Jefferson
Henry Knox
Edmond Randolph
Notable items
propelling land carriages with heavy burdens
cattle
practical experiments
power of steam
pressure of the atmosphere
steam engine
water
dense liquid
working parts of the engine
condenser
vacuum
progress of useful arts
patent