 - James Watt And The Steam Engine- The Dawn 1855 Edimbourg, National Galleries of Scotland.jpg) | James Eckford Lauder - James Watt And The Steam Engine James Watt (1736-1819) is shown devising a major improvement to Glasgow University's inefficient Newcomen steam engine, an enhancement which he patented in 1769. Watt’s improved steam engine was more efficient and used pressurised steam to prod ... |