Newtonian mechanics cannot be applicable for the invention of the steam engine. The laws of motion by Newton have nothing to do with the first principle of thermodynamics, the equivalence of heat and energy. Thus, Newtonian science at that time provided absolutely no guidance for the invention of the steam engine which was developed out of a pure luck. Despite the fact, the steam engine made possible the four major industries of locomotive, textile, steel, and coal. It was truly a central engine of the industrial revolution.