James Watt

When James Watt was born in Scotland in 1736, steam engines were slow, faulty, and dangerous. Watt became interested in the power of steam. In 1758, a meeting about the science of steam with Joseph Black, a Scottish Chemist, inspired Watt to RESEARCH STEAM POWER and make his own equipment.

The engineer who picked up steam in the Industrial Revolution by making a machine to INCREASE POWER and productivity

Full steam ahead

Watt made this measuring device, called a micrometer, in his workshop. The new steam engine brought about rapid progress during the Industrial Revolution, which led to mass production of goods on an unprecedented scale. How he changed… the wor ld

The steam engine had already been invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712. Watt noticed that it wasted a lot of energy and looked for a way to improve it. By using a different chamber to condense steam without cooling the engine, he made the machine MORE EFFICIENT.

His design was patented in 1769. Steam engines could now power factories, turn water wheels, drive ironwork bellows, and propel trains and steamships.

Steam engines use pressure to create movement.