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Humphrey Potter, a small boy whose duty it was to open and shut the valves on Newcomen s prototype steam engine, discovered it worked automatically. He is known as the lazy genius for this discovery in 1713. UnitedArchives00119520

Humphrey Potter, a small boy whose duty it was to open and shut the valves on Newcomen s prototype steam engine, discovered it worked automatically. He is known as the lazy genius for this discovery in 1713. UnitedArchives00119520

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Recording Date: Jan 1, 1900

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Humphrey Potter, a small boy whose duty it was to open and shut the valves on Newcomen s prototype steam engine, discovered it worked automatically. He is known as the lazy genius for this discovery in 1713. UnitedArchives00119520

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