Watt Scientific Biography

Technical inventions of the industrial coup Rus. The new story of James Watt is the biography of James Watt - a brilliant Scottish engineer, mechanic, inventor.

His work gave an impetus to the industrial revolution. A unit of power of CI -WATT was named after him, he introduced the concept of the first unit of power - horse force. He owns the invention of a double -acting steam machine. Scottish engineer, member of the London Royal Society, a member of the Paris Academy of Sciences and a member of the Edinburgh Royal Society. These regalia belong to the great inventor, scientist James Watt.

Thanks to his discoveries, the development of industry has radically changed, not only in the UK, but throughout the world. Men of the Uatt clan glorified their last name long before James's birth. His great -grandfather was a famous landowner from Aberdinshire. He took part in the war on the side of the carpets. During one of the battles, he died. All his lands, property, the house was confiscated.

And the son of Thomas, Grandfather James, was forced to move to a relative living near Grinok. Thanks to perseverance and hard work, he achieved respect in society. He taught mathematics and navigation, later took the position of a district judge, was the chairman of the church council. Hardwork and craving for knowledge were inherited by his son James, the father of the future of the world famous inventor.

James was the Sr. was a very versatile person. His favorite pastime was to make something with his hands. And his addiction grew into a business. He built ships, repaired various mechanisms, and was engaged in sea trade. His wife Agnes Murhead belonged to a rich family, and was educated. Childhood future inventor James Watt was born in Greenock, in the year, January 19.

From birth, James had poor health. The family decided that the child would study at home. Mother herself took up spelling with her son, and father taught the boy to mathematics. Then, nevertheless, Little James goes for knowledge to the educational institution. But going to school had to be stopped. Health did not allow him to study in the same rhythm in which the rest of the children studied.

Parents decided not to insist on training and said that if James wants to learn something, then he will certainly learn this himself. The portrait of James Watt as a child is especially happy to name young James's childhood. For almost a year he spent in four walls of his room where he independently studied various sciences himself. He could not walk with the children, the only hobby outside the house was fishing.

Somehow, who was present at the Watta, a friend noticed that James the youngest was drawing something with a chalk on the hearth, and was indignant to say that the child simply wasting time. But the father replied that in the beginning you need to figure out what kind of drawings these are. What was the surprise of adults when they realized that James was trying to find the solution to the problem of Euclide.

Having matured a little mathematician, he is fond of astronomy and chemical experiments begin to interest him. By that time, his father handed him his most important wealth - the ability to work with his hands. Later, acquaintances called him "Master for all hands." As a gift from his father, he received carpentry tools. And he began with perseverance inherent in all UATT, to manufacture various devices and mechanisms invented by his father.

Upon reaching the age, he enters the gymnasium. Latin teaches, improves his knowledge in the field of mathematics. The education in the year, when James was eighteen years old, his mother dies. The death of his beloved wife greatly undermined the health of his father. His business has staggered. And young Watt decides to try to make a living on his own, a craft associated with measuring instruments.

But there was nowhere to learn this matter in Scotland. And he has to go to study in London. There is no financial opportunities officially settled, and he agrees to teach Master Morgan. There were enough funds to pay for only one year. He begins to persistently master the profession, and soon he from the manufacture of the simplest lines and circuses proceeds to the manufacture of more complex tools.

He is subject to a quadrant and sector, theodolite. All this time he almost does not leave the house, since there is simply no time for this. Lives starving. James Watt in his youth after a year he returned to Scotland. James settles in his uncle in Glasgow, and decides to open his own business. He begins to repair telescopes, octants, barometers. But the union of artisans forces him to stop working, since in fact he did not have the proper education.

But a happy case is tucking him. He is invited to the University of Glasgow for the repair and tuning of astronomical instruments of the future observatory. Later he will be appointed a master of scientific tools at the university. There is a long -awaited time when he began to earn enough to live. Architect and businessman John Craig in the year invites James to become his partner.

Together, they organized the production of different devices and mechanisms.Their joint work brought him a complete getting rid of needs. The funds that appeared allowed him to hire his assistants. Together they worked for six more years, until the death of the entrepreneur. They may be familiar.