James Watt
by Carl Frederik von Breda
Born 19 January 1736
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died 25 August 1819 Handsworth, Birmingham, England
Residence Glasgow, Scotland, then Handsworth, England
Nationality Scottish
Fields Mechanical engineer
Institutions University of Glasgow
Boulton and Watt
Known for Improving the steam engine
Influences Joseph Black
Adam Smith