A small working model of what was called Newcomens ... a rendezvous of the highest type of the steam engine. As James Watt advanced in years, wealth and honors flowed in upon him.

Scotland's History Enlightenment and Empire James Watt's steam engine The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to ...

These early steam engines produced a vacuum to generate power and were commonly used for pumping water out of mines. In 1763 James Watt was repairing a model of a Newcomen engine. He developed ...