In 1681 French-born Denis Papin made a unique discovery, after an unfortunate accident with a pressure cooker, Papin's attempts to extract fat from animal bones in a steam induced high-pressured container, were a failure when the vessel exploded, However before the unfortunate termination of his experiment, Papin had observed how the steam raised the lid of his pot, It was the inspiration Papin needed to conceive a prototype steam driven piston, Papin's experiment in its turn formed in 1705, the basis for Thomas Savoy's steam engine, which played such a vital role in the early industrial revolution.
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