Watt -- Biographies of World Famous People

Author: Zhang Jialin
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: From the second half of the 19th century to the early 19th century, precisely from 1760 to 1840, was known as the "Age of the British Industrial Revolution." Due to the industrial revolution, many inventions were widely applied to various sectors and fields such as industry and transportation, greatly improving social productivity. Among them, the spinning machine invented by Arkwright and the steam engine invented by James Watt were particularly famous. At the same time, their inventions became symbols of this era. This industrial revolution laid a solid and strong economic foundation for the "Sun Never Sets" empire. Therefore, from the modern era onwards, Britain was able to remain a world hegemon for a long time. The 19th century was the age of the steam engine, and the progress of science and technology played a role in propelling historical advancement. Before the invention of the steam engine, the use of machines largely relied on the labor of cattle and horses. Even with the existence of water wheels and windmills, they were largely influenced by natural factors, and people needed a truly unrestricted yet inexhaustible source of power. Watt's steam engine achieved this, replacing all past forms of labor with steam power, and history entered the mechanical age. In a sense, Watt freed human hands, and his invention brought about the true industrial revolution. He made great contributions to humanity, thus being remembered in history.