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The second wave of the Industrial Revolution in the late 1800s and early 1900s was driven by major improvements in turbine design. Among the most influential innovations were those developed by Lester Pelton, whose high-efficiency turbine designs, combined with electric generators, made large-scale hydroelectric production possible. These advancements built on centuries of engineering efforts to harness the energy of flowing water. That work reached a turning point in 1896 wh

Long before the word turbine entered the vocabulary in 1822, civilizations were already harnessing the principles behind it. Ancient waterwheels and windmills converted flowing water and wind into usable mechanical power, grinding grain, pumping water, and supporting early industry. These simple rotary machines laid the groundwork for what would become one of the most transformative technologies in human history.  At its core, a turbine is a rotary device that converts kinet