Lukol Directory: Society: History: By Topic: Science: Engineering and Technology: Biography: Watt, James

James Watt
Short biography along with sketches of the Watt engine and steam governor. In English and Italian.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/...

James Watt: Dynamic Power for Living
An article for the Deep Cove Crier by the Reverend Ed Hird .
http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/st_simons/cr00...

James Watt and True Steam Power
Essay on his attempt to improve the performance of the Newcomen engine.
http://www.chem.ualberta.ca/~plambeck/che/...

Lives of Boulton and Watt
Facsimile of Samuel Smiles 1865 book which also includes a history of the invention and introduction of the steam engine.
http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-i...

James Watt
Online version of classic biography first published in 1925.
http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/mar...

Reminiscences of James Watt
This article contains the most-quoted account of the moment of Watt's invention of his steam engine. First published in 1859 by the journal of the Glasgow Archaeological Society. Includes photographs of the original publication.
http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/har...

The Invention of the Steam-Engine : Watt's Early Inventions
Article describing his early life, his work and the funding required to turn the invention into a commercial proposition .
http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/lor...

James Watt by Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie's book-length biography, first published in 1905.
http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/car...





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