WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -James Watt was an inventor, engineer, and scientist from the 18th century. Born on January 19th, 1736, in Greenock, Scotland, James Watt was a Scottish instrument maker whose contribution to the invention of the steam engine was a great highlight of the Industrial Revolution.

Detailed explanation-2: -Although Watt invented and improved a number of industrial technologies, he is best remembered for his improvements to the steam engine. Watt’s steam engine design incorporated two of his own inventions: the separate condenser (1765) and the parallel motion (1784).

Detailed explanation-3: -The first commercially successful engine that could transmit continuous power to a machine was developed in 1712 by Thomas Newcomen. James Watt made a critical improvement in 1764, by removing spent steam to a separate vessel for condensation, greatly improving the amount of work obtained per unit of fuel consumed.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.