GK
INVENTIONS
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James Watt
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Sir Joseph Swann
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William Stockes
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J.E. Lundstrom
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Detailed explanation-1: -James Watt did not invent the steam engine. He did, however, improve the engine apparatus. In 1764 Watt observed a flaw in the Newcomen steam engine: it wasted a lot of steam. Watt deduced that the waste resulted from the steam engine’s single-cylinder design.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1712, Thomas Newcomen invented an effective and practical steam engine. The steam engine he designed consisted of a piston and cylinder arrangement coupled to a pump through a rocking beam. Similar to Savery’s design, the Newcomen atmospheric engine used condensing steam in the cylinder to produce a vacuum.