James Watt was now I afforded the leisure and means ... In the United States steam power is employed equal to the labor of 130,000,000 of men.and in Great Britain, equal to 400,-000,000.

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.

So it was for James Watt, whose Watt engine is often considered one of the cornerstones of the Industrial Revolution. This is why the watt is what we call the unit of power equal to one joule of ...

DICK:'But back to James Watt and his genius ideas for improving steam engines. As we've seen, these engines were a new way of getting lots of power 250 years ago.' DOM:'But they used an incredible ...

The King, His Ministers, and many of the Nobles and Commoners of the Realm raised this monument to JAMES WATT who ... to the improvement of the Steam Engine, enlarged the resources of his Country, ...