Perhaps the First Mechanical Device Used to Convert Energy into a More

question 151

Multiple Choice

Perhaps the first mechanical device used to convert energy into a more useful form was the

• A)steam engine.
• B)waterwheel.
• C)windmill.
• D)nuclear reactor.

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