James watt, born on1June 9, 736, is an academician of the Royal Society of Britain and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, a famous Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer. At the same time, he was also an important figure in the first industrial revolution.
1776 watt invented and manufactured the world's first practical steam engine. Then, after a series of major improvements, the steam engine became a general prime Mover and was widely used in British industry.
Watt opened up an era of using new energy for mankind and brought mankind into age of steam. In memory of this great inventor, later generations set the unit of power as Watt, or W for short.
Brief introduction of watt
When I was a child, Watt saw grandma cooking. There is a teapot with boiling water on the stove, and the lid jumps up and down. He asked her why this happened, but she couldn't answer.
Therefore, Watt often sits beside the stove and observes that the lid of the stove is pushed open by steam. When he grew up, Watt kept studying this problem and finally invented the steam engine.
1756, Watt visited a friend in Glasgow, England. His friends just need to help Glasgow University clean and repair a batch of astronomical instruments. Watt took over the work and completed it well, and established a long-term good relationship with the university.
Later, Watt entered the University of Glasgow as a worker repairing teaching instruments. This school has relatively complete instruments and equipment. Watt learned advanced technology when repairing instruments, which broadened his horizons.
1764 The Newgate steam engine for teaching was damaged. During the repair process, Watt became familiar with the structure and principle of the steam engine, found its shortcomings, and came up with the idea of improving it.
1765, Watt invented the steam engine with the condenser separated from the cylinder wall, and obtained the British patent in 1769. After a series of major improvements, he made the steam engine a universal prime Mover. The improved steam engine has been widely used in industry, leading mankind into age of steam.
Engels once called the steam engine a great lever used by workers from the middle of18th century to shake the foundation of the old world. 18 19, watt died. In the obituaries, people praised the steam engine in this way: it laid a solid foundation for mechanical power to create miracles in the future, and will help and repay the work of future generations.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Watt.