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James Watt

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James Watt

1736–1819

Scottish inventor, engineer and chemist (1736–1819)

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Biography

James Watt was a Scottish inventor, engineer and chemist who improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1776, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world.

Source: Wikipedia · Compiled March 2026 · AI-summarized

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1736
Birth

Scottish engineer (d. 1819)

January 19 →
1769
Event

James Watt reicht den Patentantrag für seine Dampfmaschine ein.

January 5 →
1769
Event

en el registro de patentes de la ciudad de Londres (Reino Unido), James Watt registra su idea de la máquina de vapor.

April 25 →
1785
Event

Die erste Dampfmaschine nach Bauart von James Watt wird in Deutschland auf dem König-Friedrich-Schacht bei Hettstedt offiziell in Betrieb genommen.

August 23 →
1819
Death

Scottish-English engineer (b. 1736)

August 25 →
1819
Death

Scottish inventor (b. 1736)

August 19 →

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