258 years agoThe Age of Steam
1769
Watt's Separate Condenser
Watt received a patent that greatly improved steam-engine efficiency; the engine later came to power factories.
Enter the steam workshopArt style · Georgian engineering engraving
World population
833Mpeople
1/10 of today
Primary energy power
5.3×10¹¹W
1/38 of today
London → New York message
2 months
135M times slower than today
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