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James Watt, FRS, FRSE was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the Newcomen steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world. Wikipedia Born: January 30, 1736, Greenock, United Kingdom Died: August 25, 1819, Handsworth, West Midlands, United Kingdom

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1765: James Watt (1736-1819), Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist, improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine, 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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James Watt spent many years trying to perfect his now famous steam engines. It was not a smooth process and there were many financial and technical obstacles to overcome. Today we remember him as one of the world's most important engineers and scientists.

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