according to jammer, the term "work" was introduced in 1826 by the french mathematician gaspard-gustave coriolis as "weight "lifted" through a height", which is based on the use of early steam engines to lift buckets of water out of flooded ore mines. according to rene dugas, french engineer and historian, it is to solomon of caux "that we owe the term "work" in the sense that it is used in mechanics now".