The Industrial Revolution would not have been possible without a new source of power that was efficient, movable, and continuously available A. In the early eighteenth century, Savery and Newcomen discovered that expanding steam could be used to raise a piston in a cylinder. B. Watt's steam engine played a leading role in greatly increasing industrial production of all kinds. C. Until the 1830s, Britain was the world's major producer of steam engines. D. In the mid-1700s James Watt transformed an inefficient steam pump into a fast, flexible, fuel-efficient engine. E. In the 1790s William Murdoch developed a new way of lighting houses and streets using coal gas. F. The availability of steam engines was a major factor in the development of railroads, which solved a major transportation problem.