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James Watt's steam engine: The power behind the industrial revolution
Learn about James Watt's steam engine.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail James Watt. Etching by J. Scott, 1869, after J. E. Lauder. Wellcome Collection, London (Public domain)
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James Watt, oil painting by H. Howard; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
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