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 ...

Watt refined the engine until it was efficient enough to run all sorts of machinery. Thanks to Watt, steam powered the first railway engine in 1804. He died in 1819 and the electrical unit, the ...

What seemed to finalize the impact of the Watt engine on the Industrial Revolution was his creation of the double-acting engine. Doubling the efficiency, it condensed steam both above and below ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Centenary of the Steam Engine—James Watt ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 20 No. 19 (May 1869), p. 297 doi:10.1038 ...

An engine indicator is an instrument for graphically recording the cylinder pressure versus piston displacement through an engine stroke cycle. Engineers use the resulting diagram to check the design ...

The steam engine may seem like a relic of the past. But without this game-changing invention, ... But by 1765, the fate of Newcomen's engine was sealed. In that year, James Watt, ...

The Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology will celebrate James Watt, inventor of the modern steam engine, with two events this month. The Be a Spy Workshop runs on Saturday, Jan. 16, from 10 a.m ...

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 ...

Over at mises.org, Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine challenge the standard story of James Watt and the steam engine. Their conclusion: In most histories, James Watt is a heroic inventor ...

As the father of the Watt Steam Engine, James Watt stands as an inspirational figure, and his contributions have left an indelible mark on the trajectory of industrial history. A lie can run around ...