Thomas Newcomen

English inventor, preacher and ironmonger (1664–1729)

Thomas Newcomen (February 1664 – 5 August 1729) was an English inventor, creator of the atmospheric engine in 1712, Baptist preacher by calling and ironmonger by trade. He was born in Dartmouth, in Devon, England, to a merchant family and baptized at St. Saviour's Church on 28 February 1664.

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