The Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer James Watt discovering the power of steam as he places his hand in front of kettle
In this 1891 illustration, the Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer James Watt (1736-1819) is shown as a child, discovering the power of steam as he watches a kettle that holds boiling liquid. Watt’s improvements to the steam engine were key to the changes that came with the Industrial Revolution.
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