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Detailed explanation-1: -Watt’s steam engine design incorporated two of his own inventions: the separate condenser (1765) and the parallel motion (1784). The addition of these devices, among others, made Watt’s steam engine more efficient than other steam engines. Learn about this type of engine and how it works.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Boulton & Watt engine was built in 1786 to pump water for the Barclay & Perkins Brewery in Southwark, London. Made double-acting in 1796, it was then capable of grinding barley and pumping water. At that time, no one else could supply a steam engine that performed both these actions at once.

Detailed explanation-3: -The invention of the steam engine by Richard Arkwright in 1786 was instrumental in the development of the English textile industries. The steam engine driven machines helped the English weave faster than ever before.