James Watt
19 January 1736 – 25 August 1819
Scottish inventor and engineer whose improved steam engine powered the Industrial Revolution; the unit of power is named in his honor.
Lived at the same time
Well-documented people whose lives overlapped with James Watt.
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- William Herschel (1738–1822) Overlapped 81 years →
- Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736–1813) Overlapped 77 years →
- Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) Overlapped 76 years →
- Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729–1811) Overlapped 75 years →
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Birth
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Conceived the separate condenser for the steam engine
1765
The key insight that dramatically improved the efficiency of Newcomen engines.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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Entered partnership with Matthew Boulton
1775
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