In 1763, working as an instrument maker at the University of Glasgow, James Watt was assigned to repair an early steam engine. Watt was intrigued by the idea but noted the machine's inefficiency.

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 ...

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 ...

In 1764 Watt, an instrument maker at Glasgow University, was asked to repair a working model of Newcomen’s engine. As he did so he saw it wasted steam because its cylinder had to be alternately ...

There are smaller beam engines such as one from Boulton and Watt that can be seen at the Kew Museum. The engine was built around the time of Watt's death in 1819 and it was moved to the site in ...

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 ...

A team of students have used 3D printing technology to create a model of a steam engine originally designed by James Watt more than 200 years ago. The JetX student society at the University of Glasgow ...