James Watt
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"Father of the Industrial Revolution
Bio
- Born January 19, 1736 in Greenock, Scotland
- Scottish Inventor
- Died August 25, 1819 in Birmingham, England
- In Glasgow he opened a shop in 1757 and made mathematical instruments
The Steam Engine
- The steam engines was for coal mines
- The steam engine was built to pump the water out
- The industrial revolution came about primarily because of the steam engine
Steam Engines
James Watt Biography
The Impact on the world
- It powered factories
- Steam engines replaced traditional energy sources
- Set off a factory building boom
- A new form of transportation
- Set off a railroad building boom
- Steamship a new form of transportation