We mean James Watt, the great improver of the ... thus giving a vibratory motion to the beam and working the pump. It was single acting—not a pure steam engine—crude of construction, 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 ...

It was actually built for the site to pump water to West London ... was moved to the site in 1839-40. James Watt's inventions meant that the steam engine became much more economical to use and ...

Each beam engine has a 13 tonne beam, 24 tonne flywheel and is the height of a 4-storey building. Burton-upon-Trent produced an enormous amount of sewage for a small town, mainly brewery waste ...

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 ...

DOM:'Watt's engines were the first to power big machines in factories, paving the way for the industrial revolution.' DICK:'This is a Newcomen steam engine. They were used to pump water out of ...