James Watt has been called one of the most influential people in history, and his role in improving the steam engine to make it the primary force behind the industrial revolution is beyond dispute ...

By 1776, he was selling the Watt steam engine to farmers and miners. But every new product needs a marketing campaign, one to show its superiority to the competition.

The introduction of this steam indicator in the late 1790s by James Watt had a great impact on the understanding of how the steam behaved inside the engine's cylinder and thereby enabled much more ...

Scottish inventor James Watt was the source for a number of massive innovations in engines, energy, and science as a whole during his lifetime.

James Watt’s steam engine had an enormous influence on the Industrial Revolution and the development of the modern world. The popular misconception is that the Scottish engineer, born in 1736 ...

Pioneers like Thomas Newcomen and James Watt created ever-improving steam engines.  Over time, horses fell by the wayside as people took to this new mode of transportation. Railroads began ...

Over at mises.org, Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine challenge the standard story of James Watt and the steam engine. Their conclusion: In most histories, James Watt is a heroic inventor ...

Steam has powered trains, cars, boats, and trolleys. Here's the story of the little engine that could.

Steam engines, believe it or not, have been around for over 300 years. In England in 1698, Thomas Savery patented the first working steam engine—this was a simple machine that utilized the ...

James Watt's inventions meant that the steam engine became much more economical to use and thus he helped to set in motion the Industrial Revolution.

A team of students have used 3D printing technology to create a model of a steam engine originally designed by James Watt more than 200 years ago. The JetX student society at the University of ...