James Watt was one of the most important engineers and scientists in history.
His work on
the modern steam
engine kick-started the entire Industrial Revolution.
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James Watt was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer and chemist most famous for his
work on the world's
first modern steam engine.
He would modify the Newcomen steam engine to improve its
efficiency through his
creative thinking and scientific knowledge of instrument design.
James's work on the steam
engine would prove to
be a substantial contribution to the world and one that would, in no small part, help power
the Industrial
Revolution at home in Great Britain and in the rest of the world.
James would initially take up work building instruments at the University of Glasgow.
Whilst there he would
become interested in steam engines.
He would quickly realize that existing steam engines
wasted energy by
repeatedly cooling and reheating the cylinder.
To solve this he introduced a simple but
significant improvement on
the design.
A separate condenser.
This avoided the need to waste energy and radically
improved the power,
efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of steam engines.
James Watt would incrementally improve the engine's design over the years.
He added
rotary motion and
broadened the engines applications to uses beyond just pumping water.
Watt would
attempt to commercialize his
invention but experienced many financial setbacks.
That was until he entered into a
partnership with Matthew
Boulton in 1775.
The pair would form a new company, Boulton, and Watt, which would
eventually become very
successful.
Watt would eventually become a very wealthy man.
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