What inspired Watt to invent the steam engine

The water boiled and the steam lifted the lid of the kettle.

Location: United Kingdom;

Significance: The clarion call of the Industrial Revolution was sounded, bringing mankind into the age of steam.

In 1679, Dennis Papen built the first working model of a steam engine.

In 1765, James Watt, an English instrument repairman, invented the steam engine with a condenser separate from the cylinder wall. Watt's creative work led to the rapid development of the steam engine, which he made the machinery that could only lift water into a steam engine that could be used universally, and doubled the thermal efficiency of the steam engine, and greatly reduced coal consumption.

Since the late 18th century, the steam engine has been widely used not only in the mining industry, but also in smelting, textiles, machine building and other industries. It allowed British textile production to increase fivefold in more than 20 years (from 1766 to 1789), provided the market with a large number of consumer goods, accelerated the accumulation of capital, and placed urgent demands on the transport industry.

Watt invented the first steam engine with practical value in 1776. Later, after Watt's continuous experiments and improvements, the steam engine was improved into the "universal prime mover", which made people enter a new era - the "steam age", and people named the unit of power "Watt" in honor of him.

Watt is a famous British inventor, Watt's father thought that the shipbuilder, in the childhood, Watt had a huge interest in machinery, and later with the support of professors at the University of Glasgow, opened a repair shop, came into contact with the Newcomen steam engine, found the shortcomings of the steam engine when repairing the steam engine, and began to improve the steam engine experiments.

In 1776, Watt made a new steam engine for the first time, but this steam engine also had many shortcomings, Watt decided to continue to improve his steam engine, in 1782 invented the United Association steam engine, this steam engine is 5 times more efficient than the Newcomen steam engine, the capitalists said that this steam engine was installed on the machine, the work efficiency was greatly increased, and from then on, the industrial revolution began.

Watt invented the first steam engine in 1776 with a practical value of valence. Later, after Watt's continuous experimentation and improvement, the steam engine was improved into the "universal prime mover", which made people enter a new era - "the era of steaming bridges and steam", and people named the unit of power "Watt" in honor of him.

Watt is a famous British inventor, Watt's father is a shipbuilder, in the early years of the ear and eye, Watt has a huge interest in machinery, and later with the support of the professor of the University of Glasgow, opened a repair shop, came into contact with the Newcomen steam engine, found the shortcomings of the steam engine when repairing the steam engine, so began to improve the steam engine experiments.

In 1776, Watt made a new steam engine for the first time, but this steam engine also had many shortcomings, Watt decided to continue to improve his steam engine, in 1782 invented the United Association steam engine, this steam engine is 5 times more efficient than the Newcomen steam engine, the capitalists said that this steam engine was installed on the machine, the work efficiency was greatly increased, and from then on, the industrial revolution began.

Watt's motivation for inventing the steam machine was not as simple as the simple thing about his invention of the steam engine when he saw the steam spewing out of the kettle and the sound of the top of the kettle to emit a Gedenge lamp. The reason why he was able to complete the invention of the steam engine was after thirty years of painstaking research.

The invention of the steam engine has changed the life of mankind and the civilization of the world. The steam engine was replaced by the steam engine that used to be done by people with their labor, or by the power of oxen, horses, waterwheels, windmills, etc. With the steam engine, there was a modern mechanical civilization, so Watt was the great benefactor of modern civilization.

The invention of the steam engine was not done by Watt alone. He had a best friend named Balton, a great businessman, and a faithful disciple, Mattk. These two people have always been inseparable from each other to help him, so Watt was able to complete such a great invention.

When the kettle is boiling, the steam flushes the lid open. Observing this phenomenon, Watt invented the steam engine powered by steam. Later, after a series of major improvements, it became a "universal prime mover" and was widely used in industry.

He ushered in a new era of human use of energy, bringing mankind into the "age of steam".

The structure of the new steam engine, invented by Watt on the basis of the original steam engine, changed little in the next 50 years. The importance of the invention of the Watt steam engine is incalculable, it was widely used in factories to become the power of almost all machines, changed the way people work and produce, greatly promoted technological progress and opened the prelude to the industrial revolution. It allows factories to be located in more economical and efficient locations without relying on coal mines, and without relying on water energy to operate all year round, which further promotes economies of scale, greatly increases productivity, and makes business investment more efficient.

The steam engine made it possible to innovate a series of precision machining innovations, and higher processes guaranteed improved performance of all kinds of machines, including the steam engine itself. After continuous efforts to introduce steam at higher air pressures, steam locomotive steamships were soon introduced.

The world's first steam engine was invented by the Greek mathematician Hero of Alexandria in the 1st century, but it was nothing more than a toy. Around 1679, the French physicist Denis Barben built the first working model of a steam engine after observing steam escaping his pressure cooker. At about the same time, Samuel Moran also came up with the idea of the steam engine James Watt.

Thomas Seville in 1698, Thomas Newcomen in 1712 and James Watt in 1769 built the early industrial steam engine, and they all contributed to the development of the steam engine. In 1807, Robert Fulton was the first to successfully use a steam engine to drive a steamer. Watt was not the inventor of the steam engine, which had long since preceded him, the Newcomen steam engine, but it was large in coal consumption and inefficient.

Using scientific theories, Watt gradually discovered the problem with this steam engine. From 1765 to 1790, he made a series of inventions, such as a separate condenser, an insulation layer outside the cylinder, lubricating the piston with oil lubrication, planetary gears, parallel motion connecting rod mechanism, centrifugal governor, throttle valve, pressure gauge, etc., which increased the efficiency of the steam engine to more than three times that of the original Newcogate door machine, and finally invented the steam engine in the modern sense.

1. When Watt was a child, he once saw the water boiling on the stove, and the steam pushed the lid of the kettle open, and Watt put the lid back but it was quickly opened again. Watt kept putting the lid on the shoho to find out why, and later Watt realized that it was the power of steam, which sparked his interest in steam and led to the invention of the steam engine.

2. James Watt (January 19, 1736 - August 25, 1819), British inventor, entrepreneur, important figure in the first industrial revolution, member of the Moon Society, and the famous manufacturer Matthew Bolton cooperated in production.

The first steam engine with practical value was manufactured. Later, after a series of major improvements, it became a "universal prime mover" and was widely used in industry. He ushered in a new era of human use of energy, bringing mankind into the "age of steam".

In order to commemorate this great inventor, the unit of power was set as "watt" (abbreviated as "watt", symbol w).