What was Newcomen's calling, in addition to his job?
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Baptist Lay Preacher
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Thomas Newcomen was an English inventor, and a Baptist Lay Preacher. He was a blacksmith and ironmonger by trade, and he invented the first practical steam engine, which he patented in 1705. His invention revolutionized the way people worked and lived, and it helped to usher in the Industrial Revolution.
Revolutionary Inventor: Unraveling the Legacy of Thomas Newcomen
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