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Which of the following best describes James Watts' contribution to the Industrial Revolution?
He made Thomas Newcomen's steam engine a really working machine by using pistons and a cylinder connected with a beam to a wheel. Stem engine was used in all kinds of industry: rextile, iron-making, mining; in transport: Fulton's steam ship, Stephenson's steam locomotive, and later in agricultire as well.
Why did thomas savery invent the steam engine?
Thomas Savery built the steam engine because his mom slapped him if he didn't
What was the significance of the steam engine in the 19th century?
The steam engine was very significant in the 19th century. It allowed a new way for people to travel, and was important in the United States' society.Ê
Who developed a practical steam engine?
A steam powered water pump was invented in 1698 by an Englishman, Thomas Savery. In 1712, Thomas Newcomen improved the Savery engine but it was still very inefficient. Then Scottish inventor James Watt improved the Newcomen engine and is credited with inventing the first working steam engine. However steam power was first mentioned by the Greek inventor Hero in Alexandra, Egypt in the first century, AD. It was called the aeolipile and was a simple metal ball that contained water. There were two tubes sticking out on opposite sides of the ball with a 90 degree bend that went in opposite directions. When heated over a fire, the water boiled in the ball and came out the tubes, which made it spin.
Which country built the first steam powered ship?
France was the first country to build a steam powered ship.
