James Watt
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 205 years ago |
| Born | Greenock |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | August 25,1819 |
| Died | Heathfield Hall |
| Nationality | British |
| Scottish | |
| Spouse | Ann MacGregor |
| Margaret Miller | |
| Margaret Miller | |
| Parents | Agnes Muirhead |
| James Watt | |
| Date of birth | January 19,1736 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Children | James Watt Junior |
| Margaret Watt | |
| Gregory Watt | |
| Janet Watt | |
| Education | University of Glasgow |
| Siblings | John Watt |
| Books | Matthew Boulton |
| British Orientalisms, 1759‑1835 | |
| Grandchildren | Agnes Miller |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 408441 |
James Watt Life story
James Watt FRS, FRSE was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1776, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world.
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... The regulator banned the adverts with BrewDog boss James Watt admitting the firm had got the campaign " wrong"...
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... Shops are permitted to no longer accept £20 Adam Smith and £50 notes featuring the portraits of Matthew Boulton and James Watt from Saturday...
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... Also being withdrawn is the paper £50 note which shows the manufacturers Matthew Boulton and James Watt...
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...Brewdog s CEO James Watt was involved in preliminary discussions about a potential sale of part of the firm to rivals Heineken, the BBC has learned...
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