James Watt

born in 1736 AD; died in 1819 AD (age ~83)

steam engineer, after whom the SI unit of power is named


Quotes (About)

The surviving record of the influential layman is all too brief. He was a Scotchman, designated as "Mr. William Small" when he was appointed in 1758. He remained in Williamsburg six years, returned to England where he is said to have been the friend of James Watt and Erasmus Darwin, and died at Birmingham in 1775, listed as "William Small, M.D." He had assumed the title after he left Virginia.

  • by Dumas Malone
  • about William Small, James Watt, Erasmus Darwin