Steam Engines was How much does FTL travel cost?

>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.

Scott Clinton

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