This article was originally published with the title “ Centenary of the Steam Engine—James Watt ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 20 No. 19 (May 1869), p. 297 doi:10.1038 ...

Second—A James Watt " wagon-shaped boiler," 25J feet long and 6J feet in diameter, under similar circumstances, and with the same weight of coal, evaporated 8.08 pounds of steam, with cold feed ...

Anyone with an hour or two to spare in London over the next year will be rewarded by a visit to the James Watt exhibition at the Science Museum.[1] As befits an exhibition relating to this genius ...

But Watt discovered that even when it was in working order, the model engine was extraordinarily inefficient; it would stop after only a few strokes because the boiler was out of steam.

In 1763, when Glasgow University asked the young instrument maker James Watt to repair one of its pieces of laboratory apparatus, a Newcomen steam engine, ... Boilers produce steam.

Steam has powered trains, cars, boats ... Scottish engineer James Watt improves on Thomas Newcomen's engine design—which uses atmospheric ... Stanley Steamers use a fire-tube boiler to power the ...

Watt refined the engine until it was efficient enough to run all sorts of machinery. Thanks to Watt, steam powered the first railway engine in 1804. He died in 1819 and the electrical unit, the ...

What seemed to finalize the impact of the Watt engine on the Industrial Revolution was his creation of the double-acting engine. Doubling the efficiency, it condensed steam both above and below ...

As the father of the Watt Steam Engine, James Watt stands as an inspirational figure, and his contributions have left an indelible mark on the trajectory of industrial history. A lie can run around ...

James Watt: The power of steam. Up next. Hugh Masekela: The iconic South African musician. ... In this 200th year since his death, we look at the life and work of James Watt, ...