Person    | Male  Born 19/1/1736  Died 25/8/1819

James Watt

Categories: Engineering

Countries: Scotland

Born Greenock. Engineer. Worked with steam engines, devising a separate condenser which greatly improved efficiency. The watt unit of power was named for him.
Died Handsworth, Staffordshire.

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