James watt

James Watt, Scottish inventor whose steam engine contributed substantially to the Industrial Revolution. He was elected fellow of the Royal Society of London in 1785. Because of his contributions to science and industry, the watt, a unit of power in the International System of Units, was named for him.

James Watt, FRS, FRSE was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the Newcomen steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world. Wikipedia Born: January 30, 1736, Greenock, United Kingdom Died: August 25, 1819, Handsworth, West Midlands, United Kingdom

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1765: James Watt (1736-1819), Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist, improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world.

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