James Watt (1736 -1819) was a great British engineer and inventor, born in Greenock, Scotland. He is a most famous historical figure noted particularly for the development work he did on the steam engine in the 1760s. He so improved the steam engine invented by Newcomer that he made it a really effective source of power. The impact of his work was of such importance that he made an immense contribution to the Industrial Revolution. So …showed first 75 words of 1633 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1633 total…the industrial revolution there were many inventors and someone sooner or later would definitely have decided to re- engineer Newcommen' steam engine it was only because Watt picked up on the idea so quickly that no other inventor came to light in a battle to build a better steam engine. However because the timing of his steam engine without the work of James Watt the pace of the Industrial Revolution would have been seriously affected.