Born | January 19, 1736, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Great Britain |
Died | August 25, 1819, Handsworth, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom |
Resting place | St. Mary's Church, Handsworth |
Citizenship | British |
Nationality | Scottish |
Fields | mechanical engineering |
Institutions | University of Glasgow, Boulton and Watt |
Known for | Watt steam engine, Separate condenser, Parallel motion, Sun and planet gear (with William Murdoch), Centrifugal governor, Indicator diagram (with John Southern) |
Influences | Thomas Newcomen, Joseph Black, Adam Smith, John Robison (physicist), John Roebuck, James Keir |
Spouse | Margaret Miller (m. 1764–1773 her death), Anne McGrigor (m.1776–1819 his death) |
Children | Margaret (1767–1796), James (1769–1848), Gregory (1777–1804), Janet (Jessy, 1779–1794) |
About James Watt
Inventor James Watt was born in Greenock, Scotland on January 19, 1736. He dies at the age of 83, on August 25, 1819.
Scientist and entrepreneur who popularized the first steam engines, which had a significant impact on the Industrial Revolution's trajectory. He also coined the term horsepower as a unit of power measurement, and the SI unit of power is named after him.
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James Watt before becoming famous
James Watt was born in the Zodiac sign Capricorn (The Sea-Goat), and 1736 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dragon (龍).
He began his career as an apprentice to a maker of mathematical instruments, but he quickly outgrew his mentor in terms of expertise.
Achievement of James Watt
Because he didn't have enough money to create his steam engines himself, he teamed up with John Roebuck, giving him two-thirds of the patent.
James Watt's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
His father was a well-known mathematician and the treasurer of the town. James was married to his second wife, Ann MacGregor, from 1777 to 1819 and he had a total of four children named Gregory, Margaret, Janet and James Jr.
James Watt Collabed with
Novelist Aldous Huxley, a British philosopher, claimed that in developing the steam engine, he also invented time as we know it today.
James Watt Income & Net worth
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