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"When the publishers asked me to write the Life of Watt, I declined, stating that my thoughts were upon other matters. This settled the question, as I supposed, but in this I was mistaken. Why shouldn't I write the Life of the maker of the steam-engine, out of which I had made... Read Full Overview

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Life and works of the famous maker of the steam-engine James Watt (1736 - 1819). Originally released in 1905.

Life and works of the famous maker of the steam-engine James Watt (1736 - 1819). Originally released in 1905.

James Watt by Andrew Carnegie, is a classic science and technology biography about the great Scottish inventor. James Watt FRS FRSE (30 January 1736 (19 January 1736 OS) - 25 August 1819) 1] was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved on Thomas Newcomen's... Read Full Overview

James Watt is a biography written by Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. The book chronicles the life and work of James Watt, a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer who is credited with the development of the steam engine. The biography... Read Full Overview