WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
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James Watt
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John Kay
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Henry Ford
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None of the above
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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: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -The invention of steam engine in 1776 by James Watt led to the development of new means of transport.
Detailed explanation-4: -While working as an instrument maker at the University of Glasgow, Watt became interested in the technology of steam engines. He realised that contemporary engine designs wasted a great deal of energy by repeatedly cooling and reheating the cylinder.