An edition of James Watt: master of the steam engine
(1992)
James Watt
master of the steam engine
1st U.S. ed
by Anna Sproule
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A biography of the eighteenth-century Scottish inventor and engineer whose improved designs of the steam engine made its wide use possible
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James Watt: master of the steam engine
2001, Blackbirch Press
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Table of Contents
Miner's enemy
Fast, cheap, powerful
Deafening roar
Baby survived
Playground bullies
His gifts surface
Off to London
Vicious cycle
Overworked, undernourished
Out of his shell
An outsider no longer
Tricky job
Muscles, wind and water
Natural power
World's first pump
Newcomen pump
Condensed steam
Machine stopped
Too much heat
Walk on Glasgow Green
Separate container
It moves
"A perfect steam engine"
Watt's friends
Need to make a living
John Roebuck lends a hand
Gathering dust
Boulton's "Manufactory"
Chance of a lifetime
Final blow
Going public
Beam swings down
Age of steam
Enough for a lifetime
Wanted: new markets
Cotton, mills, and rotary motion
"Steam mill mad"
Pull-pull action
Straight line and curve
"Probable thing to succeed"
Towering achievements
How powerful is a horse?
Revolution in industry
Planning to enjoy himself
Legacy to the world
Race of the steamships
Making of industry
"Workshop of the world"
Cities
Past and future
Important dates
Edition Notes
Rev. ed. of: Scientists who have changed the world. Chalk Hill, Watford : Exley Publications, 1992
Includes bibliographical references (p. 64) and index
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