A steam cannon is a cannon that launches a projectile using only heat and water, drawing on a ready supply of high pressure steam from a boiler. It has been claimed that the first steam cannon was designed by Archimedes during the siege of Syracuse, and Leonardo da Vinci is also known to have designed one.
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A steam cannon is a cannon that launches a projectile using only heat and water, or using a ready supply of high-pressure steam from a boiler.
Invented By: Jacob Perkins, Article body
Jacob Perkins - invented the steam gun, an early fully automatic machine gun
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