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feb 21, 1769 - 1769 James Watt improves the steam engine.

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James Watt from Scotland designs a more efficient steam engine. One of the most important inventions of the Industrial Revolution, steam engines power the first trains, steamboats, and factories.

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feb 21, 1769
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~ 257 years ago