Re: Steam Engines was How much does FTL travel cost?

On 31-Jan-02 at 01:16, Scott Clinton (grumbling_grognard@hotmail.com)
wrote:
> 
> >Our highest tech engine is a steam engine.	How do you think a
> >nuclear plant turns heat into electricity?
> >
> >Roger Books
> 
> 
> No.  The steam engine (turbine actually) itself is actually not
high-tech
> at  all.  It may be a very refined version of a low-tech device (to be
> efficient  as possible) but the turbine itself has nothing to do with
the
> actual  nuclear reaction that produces the energy.

This was made in response to the statement that steam engines are 
rarely used now.  If you do away with steam engines all 
nuclear and coal fired electricity productions will cease.
Not that rare.