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James Watt

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British engineer (1736–1819)

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James Watt was a Scottish inventor, 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.

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Born
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Place of birth
Greenock wd
Died
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Place of death
Heathfield Hall wd
Citizenship
Scotland wd
Occupation
engineer, chemist, physicist, inventor, entrepreneur, mathematician wd
Education
University of Glasgow wd
Spouse
Ann McGriigor, Peggy Miller wd

Awards wd

  • honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow (1806)
  • Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame (2021)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Questions

When was James Watt born?
James Watt was born on 19 January 1736 in Greenock.
Where did James Watt study?
James Watt was educated at University of Glasgow.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): James Watt · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): जेम्स वाट · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q9041 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Watt James von Breda.jpg by Carl Frederik von Breda (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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