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Military engineer and British inventor. His most important invention, patented in 1698, was a machine designed to lift water.
English engineer. He became a military engineer, rising to the rank of captain by 1702. He spent his free time performing experiments in mechanics, inventing such devices as a machine for polishing plate glass and a contrivance employing paddle wheels. His most important invention, patented in 1698, was a machine designed to lift water. Although not a steam engine in the modern sense, this machine was the first to provide mechanical power by harnessing steam.
The firm T. A. Savery & Co., Ltd. of Birmingham, UK, is still very much alive, and manufactures hydraulic power units and associated equipment.
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variant spelling:
SAVERY, Thomas
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History
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* 1650
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Devon
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born
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1698
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Patent : Fire pump, Savery system,
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1698
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Dépôt d'un brevet : pompe destinée à l'exploitation minière, fonctionnant à la vapeur, directement inspirée des travaux d’Edward Somerset : il s'agit de la première machine à vapeur qui ait réellement fonctionné.
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† 1715
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London
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died
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