When an inventor has a unit of measurement named after him, it's clear his work had more than a small impact on scientific and industrial progress. So it was for James Watt, whose Watt engine is often ...

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Anyone with an hour or two to spare in London over the next year will be rewarded by a visit to the James Watt exhibition at the Science Museum.[1] As befits an exhibition relating to this genius ...

Over at mises.org, Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine challenge the standard story of James Watt and the steam engine. Their conclusion: In most histories, James Watt is a heroic inventor, ...

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WASHINGTON — It was an epoch-defining decision to place in Westminster Abbey, among statues of monarchs, priests and poets, a large one of James Watt, inventor of the separate-condenser steam engine.

Reprint of "Directions for erecting and working the newly-invented steam-engines. By Boulton and Watt. [1779]" with reproduction of t.-p.: p. [373]-398 and 6 pl. on 3 l. "Directions for working ...

James Watt, a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer, is known for his improvements to the steam engine James Watt, a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer, is known for his improvements to the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. An engine indicator is an instrument ...