James Watt, a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer, is know his work and improvements on in steam engine technology. Steam engines had already been invented and implemented in factories all over Britain by the time of Watt's birth in 1736. In 1764, Watt was given a Newcomen engine to repair. Realizing that it was hopelessly inefficient, Watt proposed a seperate steam condenser that would prevent the excessive loss of steam that occurred with most Newcomen engines. Watt patented this idea in 1769. Over his lifetime, Watt patented several other inventions including the rotary engine, the double-action engine and the steam indicator, which records the steam pressure inside the engine. Watt's contributions made factories much more efficient and more profitable, which boosted Britain's and all of Europe's economies.
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