James Watt’s steam engine had an enormous influence on the Industrial Revolution and the development of the modern world. The popular misconception is that the Scottish engineer, born in 1736 ...

Object Details maker, reproduction U.S. National Museum Description An engine indicator is an instrument for graphically recording the cylinder pressure versus piston displacement through an engine ...

Anyone with an hour or two to spare in London over the next year will be rewarded by a visit to the James Watt exhibition at the Science Museum.[1] As befits an exhibition relating to this genius ...

Perhaps the city of Glasgow, where Watt invented his engine, affords the best illustration to be found anywhere respecting what steam power has done for some communities.

Scottish inventor James Watt was the source for a number of massive innovations in engines, energy, and science as a whole during his lifetime.

Naomi Alderman tells the story of James Watt and the steam engine that nearly never got made. A breath of steam hits cold metal. It cools suddenly and becomes a drop of water. There an idea. But ...

James Watt invented horsepower so he could sell his steam engine as the next great thing. Learn more about how it started, and how it's calculated.

The Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology will celebrate James Watt, inventor of the modern steam engine, with two events this month.

James Watt, a scientist, inventor, and visionary, demonstrated unwavering faith in his ventures despite encountering substantial financial, time, and design constraints. His aspiration to create ...

She is also joined by curators Val Boa from The McLean Museum in Greenock, Scotland that houses an important James Watt collection, and Ben Russell, Curator of Mechanical Engineering at the ...

Pioneers like Thomas Newcomen and James Watt created ever-improving steam engines.  Over time, horses fell by the wayside as people took to this new mode of transportation. Railroads began ...