James Watt
James Watt was a Scottish inventor, engineer and chemist who improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1776, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world.
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- Educated at
- The Queen's CollegeSchool of Oriental and African Studies, University of LondonAmpleforth College
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- 🏆 Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
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