The Hilarious Invention of the Steam Engine! 🚂💨 You’d think the steam engine was born from serious science and industrial genius… but nope — it started as a party trick. 🎩🔥 Back in ancient Greece, Hero of Alexandria built a spinning sphere powered by steam — basically the first fidget toy in history. He called it the aeolipile. It went whoosh!… and everyone went “cool!” Then they forgot about it for 1,500 years. 😅 Fast-forward to the 18th century: someone finally went, “Hey, what if we used

This ancient Greek invention was a steam engine designed purely to be a scientific marvel. #history #ancienthistory #discovery #didyouknow | Ancient Records

584K views · 1.4K shares | Celebrating 58 years of preserving history with 108 year old steam engine 4501 and 115 year old steam engine 630. Two more opportunities to ride behind these beauties: 2:00 and 3:30. Come ride with us! #steamengine4501 #steamengine630 #tvrm #chattanoogafun #rideatrain #classicchattanooga | Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum | Facebook