James Watt


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01-01-1995



James Watt

Scottish inventor and engineer James Watt (1736-1819), seated at an open window in a typical pose of his day. Watt, for whom the unit of power is named, was fascinated with concepts of motion and energy. He received patents for countless inventions and discoveries including the smokeless furnace, the governor, the double engine and sun and planet motion.
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