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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