Boulton and Watt Engine The oldest rotative steam engine in the world. Built in 1785, it powered Whitbread's London Brewary until 1887. James Watt demonstrated this engine to King George III when he visited the brewary in 1787. This engine marks the start of mass industrialisation and the exponential increase in our use of fossil fuel.

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Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Ultimo, Sydney, New South Wales
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by Institution of Mechanical Engineers on 20 December 2011

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