Historical Figure
James Watt
1736–1819
Scottish inventor, engineer and chemist (1736–1819)
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Key Dates
Birth
1736 January 19, 1736 →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.
Timeline
en el registro de patentes de la ciudad de Londres (Reino Unido), James Watt registra su idea de la máquina de vapor.
April 25 →Die erste Dampfmaschine nach Bauart von James Watt wird in Deutschland auf dem König-Friedrich-Schacht bei Hettstedt offiziell in Betrieb genommen.
August 23 →More from the Enlightenment
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