HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
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Which of the following inventors is responsible for the steam engine?
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Watt
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Hargreaves
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Cartwright
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Arkwright
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -James Watt was an 18th-century inventor and instrument maker. Although Watt invented and improved a number of industrial technologies, he is best remembered for his improvements to the steam engine.
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. Watt deduced that the waste resulted from the steam engine’s single-cylinder design.
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