If the Romans would have harnessed steam power into say the steam locomotive and for powering ships it could have made a huge difference and may have very well have kept the empire together a bit longer as it would have made running a large empire much easier. faster movement of news goods and most importantly troops. peace Zonker http://2000ah.blogspot.com/

On Jul 3, 2:23 pm, John <n...@droffats.ten> wrote: Jerry Kraus wrote: The reason the Romans didn't develop steam power is that they had no immediate practical incentive to do it.   That's just plain ignorance. The reason the world isn't developing controlled nuclear fusion is that it has no immediate ...

Jerry Kraus wrote: The reason the Romans didn't develop steam power is that they had no immediate practical incentive to do it. That's just plain ignorance. The reason the world isn't developing controlled nuclear fusion is that it has no immediate practical incentive to do it. Sure, it's hard. But, not that hard. So do it.

Jerry Kraus wrote: More or less correct. The reason the Romans didn't develop steam power is that they had no immediate practical incentive to do it. The reason the world isn't developing controlled nuclear fusion is that it has no immediate practical incentive to do it. Sure, it's hard. But, not that hard. Billion of $$$ have been ...

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