We mean James Watt, the great improver of the steam engine—that wonderful motor which has not inaptly been called tfce iron apostle of civilization. This is not his natal day fcut it is the ...

The model of the engine ... Steam Engine." James Watt (1736-1819), the father of the Industrial Revolution was 'mathematical instrument-maker' to the University of Glasgow from 1756 to 1774 ...

Fifty years before James Watt came on the scene Thomas Newcomen built practical steam engines to pump water out of mines. What is known of these engines and how did they influence later ones? By ...

Scotland's History Enlightenment and Empire James Watt's steam engine The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to ...

DOM:'When he grew up, he became a mechanical engineer and started to eagerly explore how steam engines worked.' DICK:'James Watt's genius was to take the steam engine an invention that had been ...