Once upon a time, the steam engine reigned supreme -- first in trains and heavy tractors, as you well know, but eventually in cars as well. It's quite hard to fathom today, but at the turn of the 20th ...

THE author of this book holds the first place among those who many years ago made the locomotive an object of scientific study. His famous work on railway machinery is still of prime importance, ...

Petrol engines dominate the world of the automobile, while electric propulsion races to take an ever larger market share. Despite this, some still hold a flame for steam power. Such aficionados would ...

Technology tends to have a way of becoming smaller as it evolves. The ever-convenient microchip and lithium-ion battery serve in tandem as the brains of so many devices today, and their sleek and ...