We mean James Watt, the great improver of the steam engine—that wonderful motor which has not inaptly been called tfce iron apostle of civilization. This is not his natal day fcut it is the ...
What seemed to finalize the impact of the Watt engine on the Industrial Revolution was his creation of the double-acting engine. Doubling the efficiency, it condensed steam both above and below ...
The engine was built around the time of Watt's death in 1819 and it was moved to the site in 1839-40. James Watt's inventions meant that the steam engine became much more economical to use and ...