1. James Watt 1736-1819 Chris Champagne Marisol Guardiola Alba Prieto
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2. James Watt Born in 1736 in Greenock Scotland James Sr. and Agnes
One of five children to survive past the age 24

3. Childhood James was a very serious minded child
He was very interested with his aunt’s steam kettle
Developed his mechanical traits at a very young age

4. Over the years Spent a great amount of time in his workroom
James liked to watch others at work
He liked to make models
James was very curious about the way things work

5. As time went on James wanted to be a manufacturer of scientific instruments
He left Greenock for Glasgow in 1754
Where he met Professor Robert Dick
Professor Dick sent James to london

6. In London James was to enter an apprenticeship that would take 7 years
He finished in one year
Working 10 hour days

7. A change of luck At the age of 21 James returned to Glasgow University
James was hired by the university in 1757 to repair broken astronomical instruments
Students and Staff regarded him as a friend of the University not as an employee

8. He was known to be able to repair instruments that he had never seen before
Items such guitars, violins, flutes and even organs
He also went on to build such instruments
You can still see a wind organ Watt made for St. Andrews Church

9. James watt was married twice in his lifetime
His first marriage to Margaret miller in 1764
His second to Ann McGregor in 1776
Had two children with each wife

10. 1764 A year that will be remembered for James watt
James was invited by the University to repair a non-working model of the Newcomen engine
This was the start of the Industrial Revolution

11. The New Watt Engine The final version was shown in 1778
This engine consumed 1/3
Of the steam of the Newcomen
engine
Used to pump water from the
ground

12. Double-Acting Engine

14. 1736 Born in Greenock Scotland
Started working on the
Newcomen engine
Made a prototype of his improved
steam engine
Invented centrifugal governor to
control engine speed
Invented pressure gauge
Retires from the business
The Death of James Watt

15. Horsepower James watt coined the phrase horsepower What a horse can do
Horsepower is defined as work done over time
One horsepower =33,000lb.-ft/One minute

16. Light bulb Watt’s name is on the light bulb
A Watt is considered a unit of power
He didn’t invent the light bulb

17. Reference’s http://www.top-biography.com/9069-James%20Watt/work.htm