We have had an equally momentous economic revolution before, brought on by steam power.
It was the world's first beer fad, and porter breweries, bolstered by steam-age technology, grew to unprecedented size.
Relaxing in the lagoon, surrounded by steam, snow (in the winter) and black mountains of lava rock, is a breathtaking and uniquely Icelandic experience.
The Butterley line continued to be used by steam engines until 1933.
If you've ever lived in a building that was heated by steam, there's a good chance that you've experienced comfort levels that were less than ideal.
The Tornado was the first steam engine built to run on the UK mainline for almost 50 years and was assembled by steam enthusiasts in Darlington.
Hydrogen is conventionally produced by steam reforming natural gas, a process that wastes some of the energy stored in the gas while releasing large amounts of CO2.
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Visitors can watch the cider mill in action - this is the only such mill in the country still powered by steam - and then purchase alcoholic or non-alcoholic cider in plastic jugs.
"Economics dictates that 95% of current U.S. hydrogen is produced by steam-methane re-forming of non-renewable natural gas, " Michael K. Heiman, professor of environmental studies at Dickinson College, wrote in a study of the proposed hydrogen economy last year.
At Surmont, instead of open-pit mining, the bitumen is melted out of the ground by injecting steam.
When you tell someone you are from Orlando, they'll reply "Oh you mean you are from Disn--, " before getting distracted by the steam coming from my ears.
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When the lead crew reached the circular crater that had been gouged in the dirt spur the day before by a steam shovel, the foreman blew on a whistle.
That track record is especially impressive in light of the fact that D-5 missiles are designed to be ejected into the air by pressurized steam from submerged vessels, and only ignite once they are clear of the water.
If you have run out of steam by now, we do not blame you: Singapore runs at a frenetic tempo.
We created a print literate workforce with the communication skills to organize a First Industrial Revolution driven by coal and steam power.
Big Picture furnishes users with a snazzy start-up animation the second it's activated, flourishing its launch by superimposing the Steam logo over pixelated bubbles and liquid sound effects.
Tornado was built by the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust at its site in Darlington and was based on the original designs of Arthur Peppercorn, the last chief mechanical engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway.
But the industry today is picking up steam by getting construction licenses to build four new units and by getting government funding to develop smaller nuclear reactors that are less expensive and which may be less problematic when it comes to winning regulatory approval.
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Four elevators bring aircraft to the flight deck and fighters are launched by British-invented steam catapults known as "fat cats".
No matter how talented, those who are ambivalent about their careers tend to get steam rolled by those that are passionate.
There's nothing new about turning coal into gas--19th-century street lamps burned "town gas, " a dangerous mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, produced by blasting coal with steam.
They travelled in coaches pulled by an 1898-built steam engine, known as Met Locomotive No 1.
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Shares in Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation swelled by more than 38% in London trading when rumors circulated of an offer by state-owned Dubai Ports World .
When a boy lost an arm in the cog-wheels of a steam winch owned by Lord Wimborne, the courts ruled in a landmark judgment in 1898 that the factory boss had breached an absolute duty imposed on him by statute.
These were followed, more recently, by technologies of prosperity like the steam engine, the assembly line, and complex systems of communication, power and finance.
Designed by Peter Howson, the stamp depicting steam power is due to go on sale on January 12.
He also travelled on the line from Kidderminster to Bewdley in a carriage pulled by the country's oldest working steam locomotive.
Upcoming highlights include the Gustav Klimt exhibition at Tate Liverpool and the Walker gallery's "Art in the Age of Steam", featuring paintings by Van Gogh, Turner and Monet.
Ten years ago this week, Cavanaugh looked to blow off steam over the holiday weekend by taking two Jani-King employees and Colony Robinson, his 27-year old girlfriend, to the Caribbean.
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