Newcomen may refer to:

People

John Newcomen John Newcomen was murdered by ''Mayflower'' passenger John Billington in 1630, making him the first white settler murdered by another white settler in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_w ...

(c.1613–1630), English first white settler murdered by another white settler in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts *

Matthew Newcomen Matthew Newcomen (c. 1610 – 1 September 1669) was an English nonconformist churchman. His exact date of birth is unknown. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge (M.A. 1633). In 1636 he became lecturer at Dedham in Essex, and led the ...

(c. 1610–1669), English nonconformist churchman *

Thomas Newcomen Thomas Newcomen (; February 1664 – 5 August 1729) was an English inventor who created the atmospheric engine, the first practical fuel-burning engine in 1712. He was an ironmonger by trade and a Baptist lay preacher by calling. He ...

(1663–1729), English ironmonger and inventor

Other uses

Viscount Newcomen Viscount Newcomen, of Mosstown in the County of Longford, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1803 (as Viscountess Newcomen) for Charlotte Gleadowe-Newcomen, Baroness Newcomen. She had already been made Baroness Newcomen, of M ...

, of Mosstown in the County of Longford, a title in the Peerage of Ireland *

Newcomen baronets The Newcomen Baronetcy, of Kenagh in the County of Longford, was a title in the Baronetage of Ireland. It was created on 30 December 1623 for Robert Newcomen. Born in London, the third son of Charles Newcomen and Jane Nightingale, Robert had com ...

, of Kenagh in the County of Longford, a title in the Baronetage of Ireland *

Newcomen Society Newcomen may refer to: People * John Newcomen (c.1613–1630), English first white settler murdered by another white settler in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts * Matthew Newcomen (c. 1610–1669), English nonconformist churchman *Thomas Newcomen (16 ...

, a British learned society * Newcomen Society of the United States, an educational foundation *

Newcomen atmospheric engine The atmospheric engine was invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712, and is often referred to as the Newcomen fire engine (see below) or simply as a Newcomen engine. The engine was operated by condensing steam drawn into the cylinder, thereby creati ...

, a device to harness the power of steam to produce mechanical work {{disambiguation, surname English-language surnames