James Watt: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

H.W. Dickinson, (1936, reprinted 2010), is a scholarly biography with a bibliography and a detailed illustrated account of all the inventions associated with the steam engine. Three other works that place Watt in this historical context are H.W. Dickinson and H.P. Vowles, James Watt and the Industrial Revolution (1943, reprinted 1948); Richard L. Hills, Power from Steam: A History of the Stationary Steam Engine (1989, reprinted 2000); and Ben Russell, James Watt: Making the World Anew (2014).

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Add new Web site: Online Library of Liberty - James Watt: Industrial Revolution Spark Plug and Enlightenment “New Philosopher”. Jun 19, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 15, 2024
Add new Web site: Heritage History - James Watt. Feb 23, 2024
Anniversary information added. Jan 15, 2024
Add new Web site: Michigan State University - College of Engineering - Biography of James Watt. Dec 14, 2023
Anniversary information added. Aug 21, 2023
Links added. Jun 08, 2023
Removed media. Jul 14, 2022
Media added. Jul 05, 2022
Add new Web site: Famous Scientists - Biography of James Watt. May 16, 2022
Noted that Watt was also known for patenting the double-acting engine and an early steam locomotive. Dec 17, 2020
Top Questions updated. Jul 17, 2019
Corrected cross-reference to "watt" in the Legacy section. Aug 11, 2018
Corrected display issue. Aug 09, 2017
Add new Web site: Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame - James Watt. Jan 30, 2017
Add new Web site: History Learning Site - Biography of James Watt. Jan 30, 2017
Add new Web site: Famous Scientists - Biography of James Watt. Jul 08, 2016
Added video. Sep 04, 2015
Text summarizing the legacy of James Watt added. Aug 28, 2015
Bibliography thoroughly revised. Aug 28, 2015
Add new Web site: Undiscovered Scotland - Biography of James Watt. Nov 21, 2014
Add new Web site: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive - Biography of James Watt. May 06, 2013
Add new Web site: History.co.uk - Biography of James Watt. May 06, 2013
Add new Web site: National Library of Scotland - Scottish Science Hall of Fame - Biography of James Watt. May 05, 2013
Media added. Jan 10, 2012
Media added. Feb 27, 2009
Added new Web site: The Victorian Web - James Watt and the Steam Engine. Jan 04, 2009
Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of James Watt.
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Article added to new online database. May 04, 1999
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