James Watt FRS, FRSE was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt ...
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James Watt FRS, FRSE was a Scottish inventor, mechanical 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... Wikipedia
Born: January 19, 1736, Greenock, United Kingdom
Died: August 25, 1819 (age 83 years), Heathfield Hall
Children: James Watt Junior, Margaret Watt, Gregory Watt, and more
Spouse: Ann MacGregor (m. 1777–1819) and Margaret Miller (m. 1764–1772)
Parents: Agnes Muirhead and James Watt
Grandchild: Agnes Miller
Resting place: St. Mary's Church, Handsworth
James Watt was an inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements in steam engine technology drove the Industrial Revolution. Watt did not invent the steam ...