The Steam Turbine: The Surprising Relationship of Engineering & Science

Charles Parsons designed a superior steam engine called a turbine, but was ignored until he crashed a celebration of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. His turbine still generates most electricity. *Other videos in this series* _Episode 1:_ Building a Cathedral without Science or Mathematics: The Engineering Method Explained _Episode 2:_ Controlling Turbulence and Evolution: How Engineers Overcome Uncertainty forthcoming _Episode 4:_ The Microwave Oven Magnetron: What an Engineer Means by “Best” _forthcoming_ *Video Summary* 00:00 Titles 00:08 Intro To understand the relationship between engineering and science, Bill notes he will share in this video the story of how an engineer created a revolutionary engine by taming the extraordinary power of steam. 00:24 Power of Steam Bill explains that steam can power engines because it expands: one cup of liquid water will expand into 1,600 cups of steam.