James Watt (19 janv. 1736 – 25 août 1819)
Description:
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 to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world.Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
19 janv. 1736
25 août 1819
~ 83 years