James Watt

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James Watt was an 18th-century Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements to the steam engine were crucial in driving the Industrial Revolution.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf engineer
human
inventor
mechanical engineer
awardReceived Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Fellow of the Royal Society of London
commemoratedBy statues and monuments in the United Kingdom
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1736-01-19
dateOfDeath 1819-08-25
educatedAt University of Glasgow
employer Boulton and Watt
ethnicGroup Scottish
familyName Watt
fieldOfWork mechanical engineering
steam power
thermodynamics
givenName James
hasCauseOfFame enhancing efficiency of Newcomen steam engine
hasEffectOn development of steam-powered transportation
expansion of factories powered by steam
growth of coal mining
hasLegacy unit of power watt named after him
hasPart Watt linkage invention
sun-and-planet gear invention
influenced Industrial Revolution in Britain
development of steam power
mechanization of industry
memberOf Lunar Society of Birmingham
movement Industrial Revolution
name James Watt
notableWork Watt steam engine
improvements to the steam engine
separate condenser
occupation civil engineer
instrument maker
partner Matthew Boulton
placeOfBirth Greenock
Renfrewshire
Scotland
placeOfDeath England
Heathfield
Staffordshire
residence Birmingham
Glasgow
Greenock
sexOrGender male
workLocation Birmingham
Glasgow


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