Table of Contents

Preface; Chronicle of the life and works of James Watt; 1. Introductory; 2. Beginning of career, 1736–1763; 3. The separate condenser, 1763–1769; 4. Practice as a civil engineer, 1769–1774; 5. Partnership with Matthew Boulton. Period of struggle, 1774–1781; 6. Partnership with Matthew Boulton. The rotative engine, 1781–1790; 7. Partnership with Matthew Boulton. Closing years, 1790–1800; 8. Life in retirement, 1800–1819; Bibliography; Index.

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This 1936 study of the life and work of Watt places his achievements in the context of the Industrial Revolution.