>P.S. the steam engine was invented by Thomas Newcomen, an Englishman from Dartmouth.< Well, maybe, What about Hero of Alexandria? He had a steam engine (which was also a jet) about 3000 years ago. Peter Chadwick Swindon MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.