Born 19 January 1736
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died 25 August 1819 (aged 83)[1]
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
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