We mean James Watt, the great improver of the steam engine—that wonderful motor which ... first model is still reverently preserved in the museum, standing beside a noble bust of its inventor.

The Kew Bridge Steam Museum in London has the largest ... and it was moved to the site in 1839-40. James Watt's inventions meant that the steam engine became much more economical to use and ...

Scotland's History Enlightenment and Empire James Watt's steam engine The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to ...

The Chantrey statue has been housed at several locations since its removal (Transport Museum, Clapham, St Paul's cathedral and Heriot-Watt university) but is now at the National Museum of Scotland.

The potential for the new technology was limitless. A cottage economy of tinkerers and engineers took to their barns. Pioneers like Thomas Newcomen and James Watt created ever-improving steam engines.

In 1777 he walked from his home in Ayrshire to Birmingham to follow his dream of working with Matthew Boulton and James Watt. They employed him as an erector of steam engines in Cornwall ...

These early steam engines produced a vacuum to generate power and were commonly used for pumping water out of mines. In 1763 James Watt was repairing a model of a Newcomen engine. He developed ...