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Why Engines are Commonly Measured in Horsepower (2015x61)
Air date: Jul 03, 2015
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We owe the “horsepower” unit of engine power measurement to Scottish engineer James Watt.
In the early 1780s, after making a vastly superior steam engine to the then classic Newcomen steam engine, Watt was looking for a way to market his invention, advertising the fact that his engine used about 75% less fuel than a similarly powered Newcomen, among many other improvements.
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