Liquid-propellant rocket engine and submarine: what they have in common

  1. Step 1. Liquid-propellant rocket engine — has part — De Laval nozzle. A nozzle.
  2. Step 2. De Laval nozzle — evolved from — Steam turbine. De Laval invented the nozzle for a steam turbine.
  3. Step 3. Steam turbine — is part of — Nuclear submarine. A turbine turns the propeller.
  4. Step 4. Nuclear submarine — evolved from — Submarine. Nuclear power let submarines stay submerged for months.

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