JAMES WATT

WHO WAS JAMES WATT??

• James Watt is a famous inventor who improved the steam engine.
• Watt was born in 1736 and died 1819
• He was born in Greenock, Scotland
• He was a delicate child who suffered from tooth and head aches in life
• He began to be a mathematical instrument maker in his 20's

WHAT DID JAMES WATT INVENT OR IMPROVE IN HIS TIME?

• He improved the steam engine
• He invented an attachment that fits on the telescope to measurement distances
• James produced a steam pressure gauge to record pressure in a cylinder
• In the steam engine he made a rotary-motion along with the steam pressure gauge

HOW DID JAMES WATT'S INVENTIONS OR IMPROVEMENTS IMPACT OTHERS?

• James Watts steam engine had a separate condensing chamber that could help make the machine to keep working
• His latest model of the steam engine began to be used in factories
• Watt also put in the steam pressure gauge to keep control of high temperatures

SOURCES

• HTTP://WWW.NNDB.COM/PEOPLE/531/000050381/
• http://www.vacationstogo.com/cruise_port/Glasgow_(Greenock)__Scotland.cfm
• http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/james_watt.htm
• http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/SCwatt.htm
• http://inventors.about.com/od/wstartinventors/a/JamesWatt.htm

MORE SOURCES

• http://www.history.co.uk/biographies/james-watt
• http://www.moah.org/steam/steam.html?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=60...
• http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/S/steam_engine.html
• http://www.panoramio.com/m/photo/59661645
• http://mobile.betanews.com/betanews/#!/entry/bye,501f06ee7af68a84dc656496

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