JAMES WATT

EARLY LIFE

• Born in Greenock, Scotland on January 18, 1736
• Enjoyed studying mathematics in school
• Learned carpentry from his father

CAREER

• In 1754, James went to Glasgow and became acquainted with Robert Dick
• Dick encouraged Watt to go to London for special training

CAREER CONTINUED

• In London, John Morgan took Watt as an apprentice instrument maker for one year
• Watt worked hard and showed amazing results

CAREER CONTINUED

• After retuning to Glasgow, he opened his own workshop
• By 1763 he had many apprentices

STEAM ENGINE

NEWCOMEN'S ENGINE

• First device to use steam as a source of power
• Used to pump out water out of mines
• However, it wasted great amounts of fuel
• Watt changed and improved it

STEAM ENGINE

• Watt first started working on it when Newcomen's engine was brought to him for repair
• He realised that to make engine practical, the cylinder in the center of the engine had to have been as hot as the steam which entered it

SEPERATE CONDENSER

• After year of working on the engine, he came up with the idea of seperate condenser
• Steam was condensed in a seperate vessel and the cylinder stayed hot at the same time

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIOM

• The steam engine became one of the most important inventions in Industrial Revolution
• It provided a source of energy for major forms of transportation

REFERENCES

• "Watt Biography." Watt Biography. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Apr. 2015. .
• "History of the Steam Engine - James Watt." About.com Inventors. About.com, n.d. Web. 01 Apr. 2015.