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NEGAUNEE, MI - One of the oldest surviving steam engines in the United States is about to be restored to its former glory. The Yankee is a vertical boiler locomotive manufactured by Alexander Chaplin ...

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When an inventor has a unit of measurement named after him, it's clear his work had more than a small impact on scientific and industrial progress. So it was for James Watt, whose Watt engine is often ...