James Watt (jan 19, 1736 – aug 25, 1819)
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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.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 19, 1736
aug 25, 1819
~ 83 years