James WattBoD – Books on Demand, 2013 - 164 pages Life and works of the famous maker of the steam-engine. Originally released in 1905. |
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Contents
Childhood and Youth | 1 |
Glasgow to London Return to Glasgow | 13 |
Captured by Steam | 26 |
Partnership with Roebuck | 40 |
Boulton Partnership | 52 |
Removal to Birmingham | 73 |
Second Patent | 97 |
The Record of the Steam Engine | 124 |
Watt in Old Age | 134 |
Watt the Inventor and Discoverer | 140 |
Watt the Man | 147 |
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