Life Of Watt
One of James Watts wives.
What is his cousin Margaret Miller?
What is Ann MacGregor?
The year the steam engine improvements were made.
What is 1765?
James' design for the steam engine was much more efficient, using ____% less fuel than previous models.
What is 75%?
Unit of power named after James
What is a Watt?
In 2009, the Bank of England announced a £___ note featuring Watt and Matthew Boulton. It is the first dual-portrait note to come out of the bank.
What is £50?
The year James Watt was born.
What is 1736?
The difference between a simple steam engine and a compound steam engine.
What is the amount of cylinders?
Due to the new demand for steam power, the demand for coal increased. As much as __ tons of coal were produced and sold annually.
What is 10?
The advent of the Watt steam engine in the late _____ century served as a pivotal moment in human history, unleashing a transformative force that profoundly reshaped society.
What is the 18th century?
The common household kitchen appliance Watt based his version of the Steam engine on.
What is a kettle?
James Watt dealt with _____ his entire life.
What is bad health?
an engine in which the piston both pushes as well as pulls, patented by James Watt.
What is a double acting engine?
James Watt’s steam engine had an enormous impact on 18th-century industrial society. It was both more _______ and __________ than earlier models.
What is efficient and cost effective?
As word of Watt’s engine spread, its influence reached prominent figures of the time. King _______ III remarked that the invention was of “great national importance” and personally granted Watt and Boulton a patent for their engine.
What is King George III?
It was hard to copy documents in the 1700s so James Watt made things better by using ink and solvent, pressing the original to a second sheet to complete the transfer. The modern day version of this is _________.
What is a copying machine?
Watt grew up in a very religious household however he became a ________ , an individual who believes a God created the universe and then abandoned it.
what is a deist?
What is a separate condenser?
Due to Watts invention, England gained the position as an economic powerhouse. By the early 19th century, England accounted for over _______ of the world’s industrial production
What is 20%?
Nearly ___ years since his pioneer invention, Watt’s legacy continues to permeate engineering accomplishments worldwide.
What is 300?
In 2011, James Watt became one of the first _____, meaning he was formally admitted into the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame. The annual event also bears his name.
what is an inductee?
Watts first place of work.
What is Glasgow University?
In a _______, hot steam, usually supplied by a boiler, expands under pressure, and part of the heat energy is converted into work.
What is a steam engine?
James Watt's improvements caused an increase in Steam Locomotives in England, making it possible to transport ______ and _____ farther in less time.
What is people and goods?
The increased mobility afforded by steam powered ________ facilitated the exchange of ideas and the dissemination of knowledge. People from different regions and backgrounds came into contact with one another, fostering cultural exchange and broadening horizons.
What is railways?
At his first place of work, James met many other esteemed professors, one of whom laid the foundation for capitalism.
What is Adam Smith?