James was born on 19th January 1736 at Greenock in Scotland, the eldest surviving son of James Watt (1698-1782), merchant ... Birmingham near his business partner Matthew Boulton (a memorial to ...

The emergency services are on the scene of a serious collision in Birmingham city centre. Two cars collided on James Watt ...

James Watt (1736-1819), the father of the Industrial Revolution was 'mathematical instrument-maker' to the University of Glasgow from 1756 to 1774 after which he joined Matthew Boulton in ...

In 1777 he walked from his home in Ayrshire to Birmingham to follow his dream of working with Matthew Boulton and James Watt. They employed him as an erector of steam engines in Cornwall ...