A history of the growth of the steam-engine . FiQ. 8.—Worcesters Engine,A. D. 1665. Fio. 9.—Wall of Eaglan Castle. stantially, and almost precisely, the form of engine of whichthe invention is usually attributed to Savery, a later inventor. Worcester never succeeded in forming the great com-pany which he hoped would introduce his invention on ascale commensurate with its importance, and his fate wasthat of nearly all inventors. He died poor and unsuccessful. His widow, who lived until 1681, seemed to have be-come as confident as was Worcester himself that the inven-tion had value, and, long af
A history of the growth of the steam-engine . FiQ. 8.—Worcesters Engine,A. D. 1665. Fio. 9.—Wall of Eaglan Castle. stantially, and almost precisely, the form of engine of whichthe invention is usually attributed to Savery, a later inventor. Worcester never succeeded in forming the great com-pany which he hoped would introduce his invention on ascale commensurate with its importance, and his fate wasthat of nearly all inventors. He died poor and unsuccessful. His widow, who lived until 1681, seemed to have be-come as confident as was Worcester himself that the inven-tion had value, and, long after his death, was still endeav- THE PERIOD OF APPLICATION. 33 oring to secure its introduction, but with equal non-suc-cess. The steam-engine had taken a form which made itinconceivably valuable to the world, at a time when no moreefficient means of raising water was available at the mostvaluable mines than horse-power; but the people, greatly asit was needed, were not yet sufficiently intelligent to availthemselves of the great boon, t
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