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  1. britannica.com

    Jan 15, 2025James Watt (born January 19, 1736, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland—died August 25, 1819, Heathfield Hall, near Birmingham, Warwick, England) was a Scottish instrument maker and inventor whose steam engine contributed substantially to the Industrial Revolution.Watt was also known for patenting the double-acting engine and an early steam locomotive. He was elected fellow of the Royal Society ...
  2. encyclopedia.com

    James Watt. Born: January 19, 1736 Greenock, Scotland Died: August 25, 1819 Heathfield, England Scottish engineer, instrument maker, and inventor. The British instrument maker and engineer James Watt developed an efficient steam engine that was a universal (covering everything) source of power and thereby provided one of the most essential technological parts of the early industrial revolution ...
  3. digital.nls.uk

    James Watt (1736-1819) Famous for: Inventing the Watt steam engine, which converted steam back to water; Developing a rotary engine which mechanised weaving, spinning and transport; The term 'horsepower' The rev counter. James Watt was an inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements in steam engine technology drove the Industrial Revolution.
  4. notablebiographies.com

    James Watt Biography. Born: January 19, 1736 Greenock, Scotland Died: August 25, 1819 Heathfield, England Scottish engineer, instrument maker, and inventor The British instrument maker and engineer James Watt developed an efficient steam engine that was a universal (covering everything) source of power and thereby provided one of the most ...
  5. worldhistoryedu.com

    Aug 23, 2024James Watt was born on the 17th January 1973 and was the eldest of 5 siblings. His parents were Thomas Watt and Agnes Muirhead. In his formative years, he received homeschooling as he was unable to attend Greenock Grammar School consistently due to a number of health issues.
  6. biographyonline.net

    James Watt (1736-1819) was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer and chemist - he is famous for developing the first steam engine with a wide range of uses. His inventions greatly increased the efficiency of the steam engine and enabled it to become a pivotal part of the Industrial Revolution. Early life James Watt was born […]
  7. thoughtco.com

    James Watt (January 30, 1736—August 25, 1819) was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist whose steam engine patented in 1769 greatly increased the efficiency and range of use of the early atmospheric steam engine introduced by Thomas Newcomen in 1712. While Watt did not invent the steam engine, his improvements on Newcomen's earlier design are widely regarded as having made ...
  8. britannica.com

    James Watt, (born Jan. 19, 1736, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scot.—died Aug. 25, 1819, Heathfield Hall, near Birmingham, Warwick, Eng.), Scottish engineer and inventor.Though largely self-taught, he began work early as an instrument maker and later as an engineer on the Forth and Clyde Canal. Watt's major improvement to Thomas Newcomen's steam engine was the use of a separate condenser (1769 ...
  9. Biography of James Watt. a Summary by Carl Lira . A Desire to Make Instruments. James Watt was born in 1736 in Greenock, Scotland. James was a thin, weakly child who suffered from migraines and toothaches. He enjoyed mathematics in grammar school, and also learned carpentry from his father. His father was a carpenter by training, and built ...
  10. engineeringhalloffame.org

    James Watt 1736-1819 Sir F J Bramwell, reprinted from Dict Nat Biography, 1903 James Watt Andrew Carnegie, New York, 1905 James Watt, Craftsman and Engineer H W Dickinson, Cambridge, 1933 James Watt and the Steam Engine H W DIckinson, 1935 James Watt and the History of Steam Power I B Hart, New York, 1949 James Watt L T C Rolt, London, 1962
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