SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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Eli Whitney
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James Watt
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Jethro Tull
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Isaac Newton
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Steam Engine was invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712. He experimented for 10 years to develop the first truly successful steam engine to drive a pump to remove water from mines.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Watt patented the device in 1769. In 1776 Watt and his business partner, Matthew Boulton, installed two steam engines with separate condensers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Watt did not actually invent the steam engine, as the story implies, but dramatically improved the efficiency of the existing Newcomen engine by adding a separate condenser.