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I remember reading somewhere that some barbers in Rome were very near to discovering the power of steam in 10 BC or so. I created this post to get you guys on this matter, and try to debate on how this would change our world.
Ok, that is one part. But just thin. What if?
And by steam, i meant steam applications , guess I shouldve elaborated a bit more.
Now we can make a steam engine.
I do like the idea of a Roman steam engin I have one really big issue.
For the engins to work efficently (i.e. better than just hiring slaves) the boilers need to be able to hold more pressure than the base metal (brass or iron). This in practice means that the science of meturalgy will need to come into play some 1400 years early.
It will mean overturning the accepted world view amongst scholars.
I had played with the idea of a blacksmith (with no formal education i.e. someone that doesn't know that something is impossible) making steel in an accident. This could then lead to the study of metals much ealier than in OTL.