Historical Figure

James Watt

Scottish inventor, engineer and chemist (1736–1819)

Born: 2000 CE

About 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.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Revolutionc. 1760 CE – 1840 CE

Industrial Revolution

The transition from agrarian and artisanal economies to mechanized manufacturing, beginning in Britain's textile industry and spreading globally, fundamentally transforming production, labor, and society.