Scottish mechanical engineer James Watt patents his design for the first practical steam engine, paving the way for the mechanized production of the Industrial Revolution. Asa Whitney presents a ...

James Watt was now I afforded the leisure and means ... for he described in his patent, how steam could be applied to drive carriages on roads. Language is incapable of conveying adequate ideas ...

The move is part of a year-long celebration of James Watt's life and work, marking the 200th anniversary of his death. Watt was renowned for his contribution to steam engine technology.

Scottish mechanical engineer James Watt patents his design for the first practical steam engine, paving the way for the mechanized production of the Industrial Revolution. Asa Whitney presents a ...

Every two years the IMechE awards the James Watt International Gold Medal to an eminent engineer ... circles for his many ground-breaking inventions (he is named on over 200 patents) and for his ...