James Watt

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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Who was born first?

• James Watt was born 1 year before Luigi Galvani
• James Watt was born 2 years after Wolfgang von Kempelen
• James Watt was born 3 years after Joseph Priestley
• James Watt was born 3 years before John Robison
• James Watt was born 3 years after Jean-Charles de Borda

Timeline

1. Jean-Charles de BordaMay 4, 1733 – February 19, 1799
2. Joseph PriestleyMarch 13, 1733 – February 6, 1804
3. Wolfgang von KempelenJanuary 23, 1734 – March 26, 1804
4. James Watt (this page)January 19, 1736 – August 25, 1819
5. Luigi GalvaniSeptember 9, 1737 – December 4, 1798
6. John RobisonFebruary 4, 1739 – January 30, 1805

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