James Watt
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James Watt's first invention
The first working steam engine had been patented in 1698 and by the time of Watt's birth, Newcomer engines were pumping water from mines all over the country. In around 1764, Watt was given a model Newcomer engine to repair.
James Watt
The world’s first engineer. His steam engine changed the world more than any invention since the printing press. 1775, Watt perfected his steam engine. Built for coal mines. Steam engine was built to pump out the water in the coal mines.
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James Watt a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist whose Watt steam engine, an improvement of the Newcomer steam engine, was fundamental to the changes brought by the industrial in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world.
James Watt
James Watt was born in 1736 in Greenock, Scotland. James was a thin, weakly child who suffered from migraines and toothaches. His father was a carpenter by training, and built anything from furniture to ships, but primarily worked in shipbuilding. Watt learned about the navigational aids on ships: quadrants, compasses, telescopes. By his mid teens he knew he wanted to become an instrument maker. Watt's father had just lost a substantial investment due to a shipwreck, and he could see the benefits of another occupation, so was supportive of Watt's ambitions. Unfortunately, there were no opportunities for instrument training in Greenock.