James Watt

James Watt 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... Wikipedia

• Born:  January 19, 1736, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
• Age at death:  83 years
• Died:  August 25, 1819, Handsworth, Birmingham, England
• Resting place:  St. Mary's Church, Handsworth
• Fields:  mechanical engineering
• Institutions:  University of Glasgow, Boulton and Watt
• Known for:  Watt steam engine, Watt's linkage, Watt's curve, Separate condenser, Centrifugal governor, Horsepower, Indicator diagram, Letter copying press, Sun and planet gear
• Spouse:  Margaret Miller (m. 1764–1773 her death)
• Children:  4
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