query: what country did james watt come from?

title: James Watt

text: by the National Gallery of Scotland. There is a statue of James Watt in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester and City Square, Leeds. A colossal statue of Watt by Chantrey was placed in Westminster Abbey, and later was moved to St. Paul's Cathedral. On the cenotaph the inscription reads, in part, "JAMES WATT ... ENLARGED THE RESOURCES OF HIS COUNTRY, INCREASED THE POWER OF MAN, AND ROSE TO AN EMINENT PLACE AMONG THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS FOLLOWERS OF SCIENCE AND THE REAL BENEFACTORS OF THE WORLD." A bust of Watt is in the Hall of Heroes of the National Wallace Monument in Stirling.

title: James Watt Street fire

text: James Watt Street fire The James Watt Street fire on Monday, 18 November 1968, was a fatal factory fire in Glasgow, Scotland. It was notable for the huge loss of life, with 22 employees killed, trapped in a building behind barred windows, a hangover from its previous use as a whisky bond. Around 100 firemen from Glasgow Fire Service attended this incident, which reinforced Glasgow's reputation for tragic fires in the 30 years after the Second World War. Many of these fires resulted from poor building standards, many premises being modified from their original purpose. Glasgow city centre did not

title: James Watt College

text: James Watt College The James Watt College was a further education college in Greenock, Scotland. It is now part of West College Scotland. There were also campuses in Largs and Kilwinning which now form part of Ayrshire College as the result of the merger with Kilmarnock College and Ayr College. The James Watt Memorial College on the corner of William Street and Dalrymple Street was officially opened as the "Watt Memorial Engineering and Navigation School" on 1 June 1908. The building was constructed near the site of James Watt's birthplace (which was on the other side of William Street) and

title: James Watt College

text: was Sue Pinder OBE. The blazon of arms for James Watt College is: "Argent, an oak tree on a mount Vert with an open book Or in base; on a chief Azure, a three-masted ship under sail Proper between a fountain and a spiral Argent." The shield displays two special roundels, the fountain ("a roundel barry wavy argent and azure") and the gurges ("a roundel double spiral argent and azure"). James Watt College The James Watt College was a further education college in Greenock, Scotland. It is now part of West College Scotland. There were also campuses in Largs and

title: James Cromar Watt

text: in an accident on 19 November 1940; his collections were divided between Aberdeen Art Gallery and the Royal Scottish Museum. James Cromar Watt James Cromar Watt (14 July 1862 – 19 November 1940) was a Scottish artist, architect and jeweller. Watt was born in Aberdeen, Scotland on 14 July 1862. He was taught at Aberdeen Grammar School in 1875 until he was articled in October 1879 to the city architect William Smith and his son John, who had formed a partnership as W & J Smith. Whilst there he embarked on measured drawings and rubbings at Dunblane Cathedral and King's

title: James Cromar Watt

text: James Cromar Watt James Cromar Watt (14 July 1862 – 19 November 1940) was a Scottish artist, architect and jeweller. Watt was born in Aberdeen, Scotland on 14 July 1862. He was taught at Aberdeen Grammar School in 1875 until he was articled in October 1879 to the city architect William Smith and his son John, who had formed a partnership as W & J Smith. Whilst there he embarked on measured drawings and rubbings at Dunblane Cathedral and King's College Chapel. These earned him an award which enabled him to embark on a study tour of Belgium and Germany

title: James Watt Street fire

text: burning of polyurethane foam resulting in poisonous fumes, fatal when inhaled. The fire was brought under control around 3pm by which time 20 bodies had been found. A further 2 were found later, totaling 22. 5 women and 17 men. Only 4 people of those known to be in the building escaped. James Watt Street fire The James Watt Street fire on Monday, 18 November 1968, was a fatal factory fire in Glasgow, Scotland. It was notable for the huge loss of life, with 22 employees killed, trapped in a building behind barred windows, a hangover from its previous use

title: James Watt

text: Watt did not attend school regularly; initially he was mostly schooled at home by his mother but later he attended Greenock Grammar School. He exhibited great manual dexterity, engineering skills and an aptitude for mathematics, while Latin and Greek failed to interest him. He is said to have suffered prolonged bouts of ill-health as a child. When he was eighteen, his mother died and his father's health began to fail. Watt travelled to London to study instrument-making for a year, then returned to Scotland, settling in the major commercial city of Glasgow intent on setting up his own instrument-making business.

title: Robert Watson-Watt

text: awarded the US Medal for Merit in 1946. Born in Brechin, Angus, Scotland, on 13 April 1892 Watson-Watt (the hyphenated name is used herein for consistency, although he did not adopt it until 1942) was a descendant of James Watt, the famous engineer and inventor of the practical steam engine. After attending Damacre Primary School and Brechin High School, he was accepted to University College, Dundee (then part of the University of St Andrews but became the University of Dundee in 1967). Watson-Watt had a successful time as a student, winning the Carnelley Prize for Chemistry and a class medal

title: George D. Watt

text: to James about the new church. In 1837, Latter-day Saint missionaries Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Willard Richards, and Joseph Fielding traveled to Preston and were given permission by James Fielding to preach in his chapel. Watt was baptized a Latter-day Saint on July 30, 1837 by Heber C. Kimball in the River Ribble. Watt won the right to be the first official British Latter-day Saint convert by winning a footrace against eight others from Fielding's congregation that desired to join the Mormons. In 1840 and 1841 Watt served as a Mormon missionary in Scotland. In 1842, Watt left England

title: James Watt

text: He made and repaired brass reflecting quadrants, parallel rulers, scales, parts for telescopes, and barometers, among other things. Because he had not served at least seven years as an apprentice, the Glasgow Guild of Hammermen (which had jurisdiction over any artisans using hammers) blocked his application, despite there being no other mathematical instrument makers in Scotland. Watt was saved from this impasse by the arrival from Jamaica of astronomical instruments bequeathed by Alexander Macfarlane to the University of Glasgow, instruments that required expert attention. Watt restored them to working order and was remunerated. These instruments were eventually installed in the

title: James G. Watt

text: 2, 1996, Watt pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor of withholding documents and perjury. On March 12, 1996, he was sentenced to five years' probation, and ordered to pay a fine of $5,000 and perform 500 hours of community service. In a 2001 interview, Watt applauded the energy policy of the Bush administration, stating that its preference of oil drilling and coal mining to conservation was just what he recommended in the early 1980s. In 2008, "Time" magazine named Watt among the ten worst cabinet members in modern history. James G. Watt James Gaius Watt (born January 31, 1938)

title: James G. Watt

text: friends, and I like their music." Watt apologized to The Beach Boys after learning that President Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan were fans of the band. Nancy Reagan apologized for Watt. The White House staff gave Watt a plaster foot with a hole for his "having shot himself in the foot." At the 1983 event, Newton was booed by the audience when he came on stage. "The Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson poked fun at Watt's last name, saying, "James What? What?" "Mad" magazine listed ten Watt controversies on the back cover of their October 1982 issue, under the

title: James Watt

text: lived in Regent Place, Birmingham. There is a popular story that Watt was inspired to invent the steam engine by seeing a kettle boiling, the steam forcing the lid to rise and thus showing Watt the power of steam. This story is told in many forms; in some Watt is a young lad, in others he is older, sometimes it's his mother's kettle, sometimes his aunt's. James Watt of course did not actually "invent" the steam engine, as the story implies, but dramatically improved the efficiency of the existing Newcomen engine by adding a separate condenser. This is difficult to

title: James Watt

text: Institute, but to commemorate George Heriot, the 16th-century financier to King James, and James Watt, after Royal Charter the name was changed to Heriot-Watt University. Dozens of university and college buildings (chiefly of science and technology) are named after him. Matthew Boulton's home, Soho House, is now a museum, commemorating the work of both men. The University of Glasgow's Faculty of Engineering has its headquarters in the James Watt Building, which also houses the department of Mechanical Engineering and the department of Aerospace Engineering. The huge painting "James Watt contemplating the steam engine" by James Eckford Lauder is now owned

title: James Watt

text: March 2011 was put on public display as part of a new permanent Science Museum exhibition, "James Watt and our world". The approximate location of James Watt's birth in Greenock is commemorated by a statue. Several locations and street names in Greenock recall him, most notably the Watt Memorial Library, which was begun in 1816 with Watt's donation of scientific books, and developed as part of the Watt Institution by his son (which ultimately became the James Watt College). Taken over by the local authority in 1974, the library now also houses the local history collection and archives of Inverclyde,

title: HMS James Watt

text: HMS James Watt HMS "James Watt" was a 91-gun steam and sail-powered second rate ship of the line. She had originally been ordered as one of a two ship class, with her sister , under the name HMS "Audacious". She was renamed on 18 November 1847 in honour of James Watt, the inventor of the steam engine. She was the only Royal Navy ship to bear this name. Both ships were reordered as screw propelled ships, "James Watt" in 1849, and "Cressy" in 1852. "James Watt" became one of the four-ship "Agamemnon"-class of ships of the line. They were initially

title: James Watt

text: Watt was the sole inventor listed on his six patents: James Watt James Watt (; 30 January 1736 – 25 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1776, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world. While working as an instrument maker at the University of Glasgow, Watt became interested in the technology of steam engines. He realised that contemporary engine designs wasted a great deal of

title: James Watt

text: James Watt James Watt (; 30 January 1736 – 25 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1776, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world. While working as an instrument maker at the University of Glasgow, Watt became interested in the technology of steam engines. He realised that contemporary engine designs wasted a great deal of energy by repeatedly cooling and reheating the cylinder. Watt introduced

title: James Wilfrid Watt

text: Commissioner at Islamabad 1996–98, then took a sabbatical year at the School of Oriental and African Studies 1999–2000. He was Director of Consular Affairs at the FCO 2000–03, Ambassador to Lebanon 2003–06 and Ambassador to Jordan 2006–11 before being appointed Ambassador to Egypt from March 2011 to 2014. Watt was appointed CVO in 1997 after Queen Elizabeth made a state visit to Pakistan. James Wilfrid Watt James Watt CVO (born 5 November 1951) is a British former diplomat who was ambassador to Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt. James Wilfrid Watt was educated at Ampleforth College and The Queen's College, Oxford. He

title: James Watt

text: provided financing) and James Keir (to manage the business) in a firm called James Watt and Co. The perfection of the invention required much more development work before it could be routinely used by others, but this was carried out over the next few years. Boulton and Watt gave up their shares to their sons in 1794. It became a commercial success and was widely used in offices even into the twentieth century. From an early age Watt was very interested in chemistry. In late 1786, while in Paris, he witnessed an experiment by Berthollet in which he reacted hydrochloric

title: James Watt junior

text: James Watt junior James Watt Junior, FRS (5 February 1769 – 2 June 1848) was a Scottish engineer, businessman and activist. He was born on 5 February 1769, the son of James Watt by his first wife Margaret Miller, and half-brother of Gregory Watt. He was educated at Winson Green near Birmingham, by Rev. Henry Pickering. His father was unable to find a better school, though dissatisfied with his son's progress. At age 15 Watt spent a year at the Bersham Ironworks of John Wilkinson; and then went to Geneva. There he lodged with Nicolas-Théodore de Saussure, and knew Marc-Auguste

title: James G. Watt

text: James G. Watt James Gaius Watt (born January 31, 1938) served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1981 to 1983. Often described as "anti-environmentalist", he was one of Ronald Reagan's most controversial cabinet appointments. Watt's pro-development views played an instrumental role in ending the Sagebrush Rebellion. Watt was born in Lusk, Wyoming, the son of Lois Mae (née Williams) and William Gaius Watt. He attended the University of Wyoming, earning a bachelor's degree in 1960 and a juris doctor degree in 1962. Watt's first political job was as an aide to Republican Party Senator Milward L. Simpson of Wyoming,

title: Christian Watt

text: written by one of her descendants. However, if Watt did not write the memoir herself, what was written was informed by her reminiscences. Her memoirs have since been the subject of a play, "Precarious Living" (1985), and a drama documentary series, "Caorstaidh (Kirsty)" (1994). Christian Watt Christian Watt (24 February 1833 – 20 June 1923) was a fisherwoman and memoirist. She was born in 1833 in Broadsea, in the fishertown of Fraserburgh in Aberdeenshire. She was the seventh of eight children of her parents, James Watt (1787–1868), fisherman, and Helen Noble (1788–1860), and their only daughter. At the age of

title: James Watt International Gold Medal

text: James Watt International Gold Medal The James Watt Medal is an award for excellence in engineering established in 1937, conferred by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in the United Kingdom. It is named after Scottish engineer James Watt (1736–1819) who developed the Watt steam engine in 1781, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world. The "James Watt International Gold Medal" is awarded by the British to an outstanding mechanical engineer. Recipients of the James Watt International Gold Medal are: The "James Watt Medal" is

title: James Watt

text: explain to someone not familiar with concepts of heat and thermal efficiency. It appears that the story of Watt and the kettle was created, possibly by Watt's son James Watt Jr., and persists because it is easy for children to understand and remember. In this light it can be seen as akin to the story of Isaac Newton, the falling apple and his discovery of gravity. Although it is often dismissed as a myth, like most good stories the story of James Watt and the kettle has a basis in fact. In trying to understand the thermodynamics of heat and

title: James Watt junior

text: his father's priority claim on the chemical composition of water, over that of Henry Cavendish. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1820. Watt's private life blossomed when his father of 73 years encouraged a romantic interest. From within a veil of public solitude, Watt generated seven children as a result of visiting Margaret Redfern exclusively over the course of eight years before his death in Aston Hall, on 2 June 1848. James Watt junior James Watt Junior, FRS (5 February 1769 – 2 June 1848) was a Scottish engineer, businessman and activist. He was born on

title: James Watt International Gold Medal

text: also a lesser known award of the British Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) for energy engineers. From the Institution of Civil Engineers website: When he receaved the medal he had a smile ear to ear. He was the most thankful and kind person Birmingham has ever known. Recipients of the James Watt Medal of the Institution of Civil Engineers include: James Watt International Gold Medal The James Watt Medal is an award for excellence in engineering established in 1937, conferred by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in the United Kingdom. It is named after Scottish engineer James Watt (1736–1819) who

title: James Watt (loyalist)

text: James Watt (loyalist) James Watt also known as Tonto (born 21 September 1952) is a former Northern Irish loyalist who was the top bomb maker for the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) in the mid-1970s. In 1978, Watt was convicted and given nine separate life sentences for murder and attempted murder. These included bombings which killed a ten-year-old boy and two teenagers in two attacks carried out in April 1977 as a part of a UVF bombing campaign against republicans. Following his release from prison in 1989 he left the organisation and in 1995 became a preacher having embraced Born-again Christianity

title: James Watt

text: and is dominated by a large seated statue in the vestibule. Watt is additionally commemorated by statuary in George Square, Glasgow and Princes Street, Edinburgh, as well as several others in Birmingham, where he is also remembered by the Moonstones and a school is named in his honour. The James Watt College has expanded from its original location to include campuses in Kilwinning (North Ayrshire), Finnart Street and The Waterfront in Greenock, and the Sports campus in Largs. Heriot-Watt University near Edinburgh was at one time the School of Arts of Edinburgh, founded in 1821 as the world's first Mechanics

title: James Watt

text: aged 83. He developed the concept of horsepower, and the SI unit of power, the watt, was named after him. James Watt was born on 19 January 1736 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, a seaport on the Firth of Clyde. His father was a shipwright, ship owner and contractor, and served as the town's chief baillie, while his mother, Agnes Muirhead, came from a distinguished family and was well educated. Both were Presbyterians and strong Covenanters. Watt's grandfather, Thomas Watt, was a mathematics teacher and baillie to the Baron of Cartsburn. Despite being raised by religious parents, he later became a deist.

title: Who Were the Early Israelites and Where Did They Come from?

text: the "protoIsraelites." It followed an earlier book, "What Did the Biblical Writers Know and When Did They Know It?", in which Dever, contrary to the "minimalists", asserted that the writers of the Old Testament knew a good deal about the Israelites' past. Who Were the Early Israelites and Where Did They Come from? Who Were the Early Israelites and Where Did They Come From? is a book by American biblical scholar and archaeologist William G. Dever. Dever has been prominent in the debate between biblical "maximalists" and "minimalists" over the historicity of the Bible (specifically the Old Testament). This book,

title: James Wilfrid Watt

text: James Wilfrid Watt James Watt CVO (born 5 November 1951) is a British former diplomat who was ambassador to Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt. James Wilfrid Watt was educated at Ampleforth College and The Queen's College, Oxford. He worked for Kleinwort Benson 1974–75 and was a freelance broadcaster and interpreter in Madrid 1975–77, then joined the Diplomatic Service. He studied at the Middle East Centre for Arabic Studies, then served at Abu Dhabi, the United Nations in New York and at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). He was Consul-General and deputy Head of Mission at Amman 1992–96 and deputy High

title: What I Did Right

text: What I Did Right "What I Did Right" is a song recorded by American country music group Sons of the Desert. It was released in February 2001 as the third single from the album "Change". The song reached number 22 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Lead singer Drew Womack wrote the song with Sonny LeMaire. The song is a ballad about treasuring moments in the narrator's life, using three examples: an expression of pride from a grandfather who fought in World War II, of love from the narrator's wife, and of comfort from the narrator's newborn

title: James Watt

text: overtook him in developing the process, and he dropped out of the race. It was not until 1799, when Charles Tennant patented a process for producing solid bleaching powder (calcium hypochlorite) that it became a commercial success. By 1794 Watt had been chosen by Thomas Beddoes to manufacture apparatus to produce, clean and store gases for use in the new Pneumatic Institution at Hotwells in Bristol. Watt continued to experiment with various gases for several years, but by 1797 the medical uses for the "factitious airs" had come to a dead end. Watt combined theoretical knowledge of science with the

title: HMS James Watt

text: in the Baltic campaigns of 1854 and 1855, despite the poor performance of the ship, and the dissatisfaction of Vice-Admiral Charles Napier. Her machinery, taken second hand from the iron frigate , was found to be unsatisfactory. By 1856 alterations to the machinery had cost £5,706, and from 1856 to 1857 she was commanded by Captain Talavera Anson. She was sold for breaking up to Castle, of Charlton in January 1875. HMS James Watt HMS "James Watt" was a 91-gun steam and sail-powered second rate ship of the line. She had originally been ordered as one of a two ship

title: James Watt

text: steam James Watt carried out many laboratory experiments and his diaries record that in conducting these he used a kettle as a boiler to generate steam. In 1759 Watt's friend, John Robison, called his attention to the use of steam as a source of motive power. The design of the Newcomen engine, in use for almost 50 years for pumping water from mines, had hardly changed from its first implementation. Watt began to experiment with steam, though he had never seen an operating steam engine. He tried constructing a model; it failed to work satisfactorily, but he continued his experiments

title: James Watt (loyalist)

text: a preacher after having embraced Born-again Christianity whilst serving his sentence. In 2007, the sister of Sean Campbell expressed a wish to meet Watt. Psychologist Geoffrey Beattie, who as a youth had been in a local gang with Watt, was interviewed by radio and television personality Stephen Nolan for his 2011 televised documentary on the Shankill Butchers. Beattie suggested that Watt had not been a particularly vicious person, adding that he had known young men who were far more vicious and "much harder" than Watt. The documentary erroneously claimed Watt was an integral part of the Shankill Butchers gang. James

title: James Watt

text: partnership was transferred to the men's sons, Matthew Robinson Boulton and James Watt Jr. . Longtime firm engineer William Murdoch was soon made a partner and the firm prospered. Watt continued to invent other things before and during his semi-retirement. Within his home in Handsworth, Staffordshire, Watt made use of a garret room as a workshop, and it was here that he worked on many of his inventions. Among other things, he invented and constructed several machines for copying sculptures and medallions which worked very well, but which he never patented. One of the first sculptures he produced with the

title: Did Tomorrow Come...

text: of mankind, only to return and find it worse. It takes a departure from the dark and depressive lyrical content of their previous albums for a much more science fiction oriented feel. Did Tomorrow Come... Did Tomorrow Come... is the third and last album from Polish gothic metal band Sirrah, though it was their second official release. It was released in 1997. Though the original title is "Did Tomorrow Come...", the title of the releases outside of Poland were changed to "Will Tomorrow Come?" by Music for Nations, which completely changed its meaning. This album also contains less growling and

title: Did Tomorrow Come...

text: Did Tomorrow Come... Did Tomorrow Come... is the third and last album from Polish gothic metal band Sirrah, though it was their second official release. It was released in 1997. Though the original title is "Did Tomorrow Come...", the title of the releases outside of Poland were changed to "Will Tomorrow Come?" by Music for Nations, which completely changed its meaning. This album also contains less growling and Death metal elements than in their earlier works. The album is a concept album about a time traveller who goes back and forth through time in order to prevent the dystopian future

title: James G. Watt

text: title "Watt... We Worry!"; the list noted, among other quotes and actions, Watt's statement that "the Department of the Interior ... must be ... the Amicus for the minerals industry ... in Federal Policy." In an interview with the Satellite Program Network, Watt said, "If you want an example of the failure of socialism, don't go to Russia, come to America and go to the Indian reservations." A controversy erupted after a speech to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in September 1983, when Watt mocked affirmative action with his description of a department coal leasing panel: "I have a black,

title: James G. Watt

text: Speaking before Congress, he once said, "I do not know how many future generations we can count on before the Lord returns, whatever it is we have to manage with a skill to leave the resources needed for future generations." One apocryphal quote attributed to Watt is "After the last tree is felled, Christ will come back", although the statement has not been confirmed. Glenn Scherer, writing for "Grist" magazine, erroneously attributed this remark to the 1981 testimony by Watt before Congress. Journalist Bill Moyers, relying on the "Grist" article, also attributed the comment to Watt. After it was discovered

title: James Watt

text: cities. Of Watt, the English novelist Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) wrote; "To us, the moment 8:17 A.M. means something – something very important, if it happens to be the starting time of our daily train. To our ancestors, such an odd eccentric instant was without significance – did not even exist. In inventing the locomotive, Watt and Stephenson were part inventors of time." Watt was much honoured in his own time. In 1784 he was made a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and was elected as a member of the Batavian Society for Experimental Philosophy, of Rotterdam in 1787.

title: What I Did Right

text: daughter. All three examples are connected by a chorus stating ""I'll take this one day and figure out what I did right / And I'll do it the same way for the rest of my life."" Deborah Evans Price of "Billboard" reviewed the song favorably, saying that "Like 'I Hope You Dance'…the song will touch a universal chord with everyone who has experienced a moment so perfect they wish they could capture it and live it over again." What I Did Right "What I Did Right" is a song recorded by American country music group Sons of the Desert. It

title: James Watt junior

text: & Watt. Over time, he shared responsibility with Matthew Robinson Boulton for its management. Watt took on the daily operations and organisation of the Foundry, with Boulton being more concerned with planning. One problem was breaking into the steam engine market of the industrial north: Peter Ewart and Isaac Perrins had been tried as representatives, before the more satisfactory James Lawson was found. The younger generation of Watt and Boulton by the later 1790s had become serious adversaries of those firms who had reacted by infringing the company's patents in the north of England. Like others in his firm and

title: James Watt

text: In 1789 he was elected to the elite group, the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers. In 1806 he was conferred the honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Glasgow. The French Academy elected him a Corresponding Member and he was made a Foreign Associate in 1814. The watt is named after James Watt for his contributions to the development of the steam engine, and was adopted by the Second Congress of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1889 and by the 11th General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1960 as the unit of power incorporated

title: James Watt

text: weaving and milling. Although a crank seemed the obvious solution to the conversion Watt and Boulton were stymied by a patent for this, whose holder, James Pickard, and associates proposed to cross-license the external condenser. Watt adamantly opposed this and they circumvented the patent by their sun and planet gear in 1781. Over the next six years, he made a number of other improvements and modifications to the steam engine. A double acting engine, in which the steam acted alternately on the two sides of the piston was one. He described methods for working the steam "expansively" (i.e., using steam

title: What Hetty Did

text: postage mistakenly on the cost of sending a Penguin paperback, and "What Hetty Did" was printed on superior paper with card covers, so it was heavier than expected and he lost money on postage. However the book sold well at £3.95 a copy and he soon had another 3,000 copies printed. The novel is still published by The Quince Tree Press. The book is notable for the fact that he gave his name as James Carr on the spine and J.L. Carr on the front. Carr was christened Joseph Lloyd and adopted the name 'Jim' or even 'James' in his

title: What Katie Did (company)

text: What Katie Did (company) What Katie Did is a British lingerie design house founded in 1999 by Katie Thomas. In 1999, being unable to afford fully fashioned stockings, Thomas decided to invest in nylons to sell at The London Fetish Fair. This led to Thomas creating her own website. In 2002, What Katie Did's first reproduction of the Bullet bra was launched, the first to be produced in the country. The next year, the company opened a boutique in London Portobello. In 2010, Thomas was asked to advise on an bra of Marilyn Monroe that was put up for auction.

title: What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?

text: What Did You Expect from The Vaccines? What Did You Expect from The Vaccines? is the debut studio album by English indie rock band The Vaccines. It was released on 11 March 2011 by Columbia Records, entering the UK Albums Chart at #4, going on to become the biggest-selling debut by a band in 2011. Two singles preceded the release of the album which attained generally positive reviews and gold status by May of the same year. The first single from the album, "Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra)" / "Blow It Up" was released in the United Kingdom on 22

title: Come What(ever) May

text: Come What(ever) May Come What(ever) May is the second studio album by American Rock band Stone Sour. It was recorded and produced by the band and Nick Raskulinecz at Studio 606 in Los Angeles, California, and was released on August 1, 2006, by Roadrunner Records. Writing for the album began as early as 2003 when vocalist Corey Taylor and guitarist James Root were writing material for their other band, Slipknot. In January 2006, Stone Sour began recording their second album, during which time drummer Joel Ekman left the band because of family constraints. He was eventually replaced by ex-Soulfly drummer

title: James Watt

text: in the International System of Units (or "SI"). On 29 May 2009 the Bank of England announced that Boulton and Watt would appear on a new £50 note. The design is the first to feature a dual portrait on a Bank of England note, and presents the two industrialists side by side with images of Watt's steam engine and Boulton's Soho Manufactory. Quotes attributed to each of the men are inscribed on the note: "I sell here, sir, what all the world desires to have—POWER" (Boulton) and "I can think of nothing else but this machine" (Watt). The inclusion of

title: What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?

text: cites "I, Jonathan" by Jonathan Richman, "Milo Goes to College" by Descendents and "California Girls" by The Beach Boys as his major inspirations during the writing of this album. All lyrics written by Justin Young; all music composed by The Vaccines. What Did You Expect from The Vaccines? What Did You Expect from The Vaccines? is the debut studio album by English indie rock band The Vaccines. It was released on 11 March 2011 by Columbia Records, entering the UK Albums Chart at #4, going on to become the biggest-selling debut by a band in 2011. Two singles preceded the

title: What Did I Promise Her Last Night

text: failed relationships and one-night stands and wonders to himself if he could have been the one to provide her the lasting relationship she had been longing for. The single peaked at No. 4 in February 1978 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart, and No. 2 on the Canadian "RPM" Country Singles chart about the same time. What Did I Promise Her Last Night "What Did I Promise Her Last Night" is a song recorded by American country music artist Mel Tillis. It was released in November 1977 as the second and final single from the album "Love's Troubled Waters".

title: James Watt junior

text: liberal reform and the views of Adam Smith. Watt became secretary of the Society in 1790, with John Ferriar. At this point Watt's interests were rather broad: Jacob Joseph Winterl the Hungarian chemist, Christoph Meiners, the "Dictionary of Chemistry" started by James Keir. It was through Cooper that Watt joined the Constitutional Society, and then went to work for Richard & Thomas Walker. Cooper, Jackson and Walker were radicals and abolitionists, prominent in founding the Manchester Constitutional Society in 1790. The whole radical group resigned "en masse", in 1791, when the Literary and Philosophical Society refused to send a message

title: Douglas Watt (politician)

text: 1969 election. Watt increased his own majority in the 1969 election, as Liberal support declined throughout the province (the NDP did not have a strong support base in Arthur). He was re-elected again by a significant margin in the 1973 election, and retired in 1977. He died in Reston at the age of 71. Douglas Watt (politician) James Douglas Watt (April 13, 1914 in Reston, Manitoba – December 24, 1985) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1977, and served as a cabinet minister in the

title: Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)

text: single "Come On In". Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do) "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)" is a song written by Rick Giles and George Green, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in November 1985 as the third single from the album "Step On Out". The song reached number 3 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was also recorded by Oak Ridge Boy William Lee Golden on his 1986 solo album "American Vagabond". It is not to be confused

title: James Watt

text: actually manufacture more and more of the parts, and by 1795 they purchased a property about a mile away from the Soho manufactory, on the banks of the Birmingham Canal, to establish a new foundry for the manufacture of the engines. The Soho Foundry formally opened in 1796 at a time when Watt's sons, Gregory and James Jr. were heavily involved in the management of the enterprise. In 1800, the year of Watt's retirement, the firm made a total of forty-one engines. Watt retired in 1800, the same year that his fundamental patent and partnership with Boulton expired. The famous

title: What the Hell Did I Say

text: part of the album's pre-release video series. The official music video was released on July 9, 2017. Also directed by Edwards, the video is composed of footage from Bentley's 2017 tour. What the Hell Did I Say "What the Hell Did I Say" is a song co-written and recorded by country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released in June 2017 as the fourth single from his 2016 album "Black". This is the second collaboration by Bentley, Kear and Tompkins, following the highly successful No. 1 single "Drunk on a Plane". However, unlike "Drunk", this song underperformed and became the

title: James Watt (Royal Navy officer)

text: in the age of sail. His publications include, James Watt (Royal Navy officer) Surgeon Vice-Admiral Sir James Watt KBE FRCS (19 August 1914 - 28 December 2009) was a British surgeon, Medical Director-General of the Royal Navy, 1972–1977 and maritime historian. He was born in Morpeth, Northumberland and was educated at the King Edward VI School there, before entering Durham University, where he qualified in medicine in 1938. He started work as a house surgeon at Ashington Hospital, Northumberland and as resident medical officer at Princess Mary Maternity Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne. When the Second World War started he joined

title: James Watt (Royal Navy officer)

text: James Watt (Royal Navy officer) Surgeon Vice-Admiral Sir James Watt KBE FRCS (19 August 1914 - 28 December 2009) was a British surgeon, Medical Director-General of the Royal Navy, 1972–1977 and maritime historian. He was born in Morpeth, Northumberland and was educated at the King Edward VI School there, before entering Durham University, where he qualified in medicine in 1938. He started work as a house surgeon at Ashington Hospital, Northumberland and as resident medical officer at Princess Mary Maternity Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne. When the Second World War started he joined the Royal Navy, spending most of the time

title: Edwin James (scientist)

text: plants still grow and blossom as they did when Dr. James saw them in 1820; but a great change has been wrought in the country. Fruitful farms have replaced much of what seemed to be sterile soil, and towns and cities and a busy industry have come to their silent and uninhabited plains and hills." After completing the expedition, most members went, by various routes, back to the East Coast. Most (especially James) suffered from malaria, which delayed returning. James did not get to Philadelphia, the meeting place, until the autumn of 1821. James was assigned the primary responsibility (with

title: What the Hell Did I Say

text: What the Hell Did I Say "What the Hell Did I Say" is a song co-written and recorded by country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released in June 2017 as the fourth single from his 2016 album "Black". This is the second collaboration by Bentley, Kear and Tompkins, following the highly successful No. 1 single "Drunk on a Plane". However, unlike "Drunk", this song underperformed and became the lowest charting single of Bentley's career. The song is about getting intoxicated and giving a girl false promises. A promotional video directed by Wes Edwards premiered on April 29, 2016 as

text: Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do) "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)" is a song written by Rick Giles and George Green, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in November 1985 as the third single from the album "Step On Out". The song reached number 3 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was also recorded by Oak Ridge Boy William Lee Golden on his 1986 solo album "American Vagabond". It is not to be confused with the band's 1978

title: David Gibson-Watt, Baron Gibson-Watt

text: David Gibson-Watt, Baron Gibson-Watt James David Gibson-Watt, Baron Gibson-Watt (11 September 1918 – 7 February 2002) was a British Conservative Party politician. Educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, Gibson-Watt served in the Welsh Guards from 1939 to 1946, seeing action in the North African campaign and the Italian campaign. He was awarded the Military Cross in 1943, later gaining two bars. A farmer and forester, he served as a Radnor County Councillor and chairman of the Livestock Export Council. He was an unsuccessful parliamentary candidate for the Brecon and Radnor constituency in 1950 and 1951, before being elected

title: I Know What You Did Last Summer (novel)

text: I Know What You Did Last Summer (novel) I Know What You Did Last Summer (1973) is a suspense novel for young adults by Lois Duncan. It was later adapted into the film of the same name. In an unnamed town, high-school senior Julie James receives a sinister note from an elusive stalker telling her, "I know what you did last summer." The note refers to events of the previous year, when Julie, her boyfriend Ray Bronson, Ray's best friend Barry Cox, and Barry's girlfriend and Julie's best friend Helen Rivers accidentally ran over and killed a young boy named

title: What Katy Did Next

text: Mrs. Ashe's brother, Ned, they fell in love. When Katy got home, she received a letter from Ned and blushed and ran to her room, leaving Clover and the reader thinking that Katy and Ned may get married in the future. What Katy Did Next What Katy Did Next (1886) is a children's book by Sarah Chauncey Woolsey, working under the pen name Susan Coolidge. It follows the stories "What Katy Did" (1872) and "What Katy Did At School" (1873) and tells the adventures of Katy Carr as she travels to Europe. The book opens by reintroducing the Carr family

title: Come What May (band)

text: studio album, that was released on June 12, 2012. Come What May (band) Come What May is an American rock band and they primarily play melodic hardcore and melodic metalcore. They are from Athens, Georgia. The band started making music in 2009. The band released a studio album, "Strange Dialect", in 2012 with The Cadence Music Group. Come What May is a hardcore and metal band from Athens, Georgia. Their members are vocalist and guitarist, Joey Hreha, vocalist and keyboardist, Timothy Watts, guitarist, Evan Cerwonka, bassists, Garrett Lennox, and drummer, Patrick Farace. The band commenced as a musical entity in

title: Come What May (band)

text: Come What May (band) Come What May is an American rock band and they primarily play melodic hardcore and melodic metalcore. They are from Athens, Georgia. The band started making music in 2009. The band released a studio album, "Strange Dialect", in 2012 with The Cadence Music Group. Come What May is a hardcore and metal band from Athens, Georgia. Their members are vocalist and guitarist, Joey Hreha, vocalist and keyboardist, Timothy Watts, guitarist, Evan Cerwonka, bassists, Garrett Lennox, and drummer, Patrick Farace. The band commenced as a musical entity in May 2009, with their first release, "Strange Dialect", a

title: What Kate Did

text: 'Dad?' Hurley comments that he did not expect Rose's husband to be white, before Jack quickly changes the subject. The producers felt it was important to address that they are an interracial couple, and that Hurley was saying what the audience would be thinking. Caldwell agreed with them and thought it would be odd if the issue was not addressed. Anderson also was glad that Hurley brought up the issue, and liked that Jack did not pay any attention. The episode gained 21.54 million American viewers in its first airing. What Kate Did "What Kate Did" is the 34th episode

title: David Gibson-Watt, Baron Gibson-Watt

text: a Fellow of the Royal Agricultural Society, and President of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society, 1976 (Chairman of the Council, 1976–94). In 1979 he was created a life peer as Baron Gibson-Watt, of the Wye in the District of Radnor. Gibson-Watt married Diana Hambro (b. 1922), daughter of Sir Charles Hambro, in 1942, and their second son David Julian Gibson-Watt married Patricia Hewitt, a member of the Labour Party, who after their subsequent divorce was elected as an MP. David Gibson-Watt, Baron Gibson-Watt James David Gibson-Watt, Baron Gibson-Watt (11 September 1918 – 7 February 2002) was a British Conservative Party

title: James Watt

text: and working in commercial enterprises. These first engines were used to power pumps and produced only reciprocating motion to move the pump rods at the bottom of the shaft. The design was commercially successful, and for the next five years Watt was very busy installing more engines, mostly in Cornwall for pumping water out of mines. These early engines were not manufactured by Boulton and Watt, but were made by others according to drawings made by Watt, who served in the role of consulting engineer. The erection of the engine and its shakedown was supervised by Watt, at first, and

title: James Watt

text: a design enhancement, the separate condenser, which avoided this waste of energy and radically improved the power, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of steam engines. Eventually he adapted his engine to produce rotary motion, greatly broadening its use beyond pumping water. Watt attempted to commercialise his invention, but experienced great financial difficulties until he entered a partnership with Matthew Boulton in 1775. The new firm of Boulton and Watt was eventually highly successful and Watt became a wealthy man. In his retirement, Watt continued to develop new inventions though none was as significant as his steam engine work. He died in 1819

text: Who Were the Early Israelites and Where Did They Come from? Who Were the Early Israelites and Where Did They Come From? is a book by American biblical scholar and archaeologist William G. Dever. Dever has been prominent in the debate between biblical "maximalists" and "minimalists" over the historicity of the Bible (specifically the Old Testament). This book, which coincided with Dever's retirement from the University of Arizona, where he served as professor of Near Eastern Archaeology and Anthropology for many years, was written on a semi-popular level to explain the background and origin of the people Dever describes as

title: James Watt

text: ability to apply it practically. Humphry Davy said of him "Those who consider James Watt only as a great practical mechanic form a very erroneous idea of his character; he was equally distinguished as a natural philosopher and a chemist, and his inventions demonstrate his profound knowledge of those sciences, and that peculiar characteristic of genius, the union of them for practical application". He was greatly respected by other prominent men of the Industrial Revolution. He was an important member of the Lunar Society, and was a much sought-after conversationalist and companion, always interested in expanding his horizons. His personal

title: What Dreams May Come (film)

text: 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews." Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" awarded the film three and a half stars out of four, remarking: James Berardinelli of "ReelViews" gave "What Dreams May Come" three stars out of four, saying: Owen Gleiberman of "Entertainment Weekly" gave the movie a C+, writing, "There's a central contradiction in a fairy tale like this one: the film may preach to the audience about matters of the spirit, but its bejeweled special-effects vision of the afterlife can't help but come off as aggressively literal-minded." Leonard Maltin, in his annual publication "TV

title: Come On, James

text: Come On, James "Come On, James" is a viral internet meme and internet slang phrase in Hong Kong. The quote originates from a fictional satire piece, "Four-Year Curriculum of University", written by famous columnist Chip Tsao and published in the newspaper Apple Daily in 2004. The meme has since been adapted into a number of derivative creations, including a viral video and a musical parody on YouTube. It has also become an internet slang phrase widely used by Hong Kong netizens. "Come On, James" refers to both Tsao's satirical column and the quote itself. The phrase "Come On, James" originates

title: Come What(ever) May

text: from a promising talent". "Come What(ever) May" sold over 80,000 copies in its first week and entered the "Billboard" 200 chart in the United Statesat at #4, and went on to be certified gold in the UK, Canada and the United States. In 2007, the single "30/30-150" was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards. All lyrics written by Corey Taylor and composed by Stone Sour (Except "Wicked Game"). Stone Sour Guest musicians Technical personnel Art personnel Bonus DVD credits Come What(ever) May Come What(ever) May is the second studio album by American Rock band Stone Sour.

title: What Katy Did

text: as Dorry, Bryn McAuley as Joanna, and Dean Stockwell as "Tramp". A 1972 UK movie adaptation, "Katy", starred Clare Walker, and the 1962 eight-part TV series made in the UK, also called "Katy", featured rising star Susan Hampshire in the title role. In 2015, author Jacqueline Wilson wrote her novel "Katy", which is a modern retelling of "What Katy Did". The August 2016 edition of Storytime featured a new illustrated adaptation with illustrations by Italian artist Marco Guadalupi. "What Katy Did" was followed by four sequels: "What Katy Did at School" in which Katy and Clover attend the fictional Hillsover

title: What We Did

text: quietest albums in Michael Gira’s catalog." What We Did What We Did is a collaborative studio album by Swans frontman Michael Gira and Windsor for the Derby member Dan Matz. It was released on November 13, 2001 through Gira's Young God Records label. "What We Did" has a considerably more pop-oriented and accessible sound, compared to Gira's other solo works. The majority of the lyrics on the album was written by Matz. Allmusic critic Thom Jurek described the album as "a finely wrought album of relayed styles and layered textures enfolding one another into a music that could have only

title: What We Did

text: What We Did What We Did is a collaborative studio album by Swans frontman Michael Gira and Windsor for the Derby member Dan Matz. It was released on November 13, 2001 through Gira's Young God Records label. "What We Did" has a considerably more pop-oriented and accessible sound, compared to Gira's other solo works. The majority of the lyrics on the album was written by Matz. Allmusic critic Thom Jurek described the album as "a finely wrought album of relayed styles and layered textures enfolding one another into a music that could have only been made by these two men,

title: What Did I Promise Her Last Night

text: What Did I Promise Her Last Night "What Did I Promise Her Last Night" is a song recorded by American country music artist Mel Tillis. It was released in November 1977 as the second and final single from the album "Love's Troubled Waters". The song was written by Ronald McCown and Wayne Walker. The song is about a middle-aged married man who regrets his one-night stand and sexual encounter with a woman he had just met the previous evening in a bar. As he leaves their hotel room and drives home, he senses that she has had a string of

title: James Watt junior

text: of sympathy to Joseph Priestley, driven from his home in the riots. Watt went to Paris on a sales trip in France with Cooper in March 1792, at the time of the French Revolution. In April they conveyed to the Jacobin Club a greeting from the Manchester Constitutional Club. There was a reply of 13 April, from Jean-Louis Carra. Almost immediately Watt was denounced in the British parliament, with Cooper and Walker, by Edmund Burke. His name became coupled with Joseph Priestley's. In Paris Watt used letters of introduction from Priestley. He met the chemists Antoine Lavoisier and Antoine François,

title: Benjamin Thomas Watt

text: Warriors II, promoted by Craig Thomson. Watt was shortly recognized after as the world's first openly gay professional boxing judge. In 2012 Watt traveled the North Island of New Zealand for project called Q12 the tour where he did audio interviews with over 70 LGBT people. The aim of the project was to archive the information for future research on what it is like to live as a LGBT Person in 2012. Watt got first noticed on YouTube with his documentary called Radio Documentary on NZ Gay Youth Abuse. Pridenz.com approach him to do only twenty interviews, however due to

title: What Hetty Did

text: early 20s. The story was adapted by Ellen Dryden for BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour Drama in 2004. What Hetty Did What Hetty Did is the seventh novel by J.L. Carr, published in 1988 when he was 76 years old. The novel describes the experiences of an 18-year-old girl. Hetty Birtwisle has been brought up by adoptive parents in the Fens; after a beating by her father, discovering that she was adopted, she flees to Birmingham where she has learnt she was born and alters her surname to Beauchamp. Hetty Beauchamp comes across several characters from Carr's other novels in

title: What Hetty Did

text: What Hetty Did What Hetty Did is the seventh novel by J.L. Carr, published in 1988 when he was 76 years old. The novel describes the experiences of an 18-year-old girl. Hetty Birtwisle has been brought up by adoptive parents in the Fens; after a beating by her father, discovering that she was adopted, she flees to Birmingham where she has learnt she was born and alters her surname to Beauchamp. Hetty Beauchamp comes across several characters from Carr's other novels in the boarding house in which she lives, including Emma Foxberrow, a teacher in "The Harpole Report" and Edward

title: What Katy Did

text: School (set in Hanover, New Hampshire); "What Katy Did Next", in which a new friend of Katy's takes her on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Europe; "Clover", in which Katy is married and Clover accompanies her brother Phil to Colorado after he falls ill; and "In the High Valley", which shows the lives of a handful of young people living in the High Valley in Colorado, including Clover, Elsie and their husbands. What Katy Did What Katy Did is an 1872 children's book written by Sarah Chauncey Woolsey under her pen name Susan Coolidge. It follows the adventures of a twelve-year-old

title: James Watt

text: years, and employed up to sixteen workers. Craig died in 1765. One employee, Alex Gardner, eventually took over the business, which lasted into the twentieth century. In 1764, Watt married his cousin Margaret (Peggy) Miller, with whom he had five children, two of whom lived to adulthood: James Jr. (1769–1848) and Margaret (1767–1796). His wife died in childbirth in 1772. In 1777 he was married again, to Ann MacGregor, daughter of a Glasgow dye-maker, with whom he had two children: Gregory (1777–1804), who became a geologist and mineralogist, and Janet (1779–1794). Ann died in 1832. Between 1777 and 1790 he

title: What Katie Did (company)

text: Thomas has also appeared advising on corsets on ABC's Nightline in 2012 and in the same year was nominated for Cosmopolitan's Businesswoman of the Year. The brand recreates designs from the 1950s including the bullet bra, which has been worn by celebrities such as Madonna and Rihanna. What Katie Did are also known for their steel boned corsets. Models for the company include Bernie Dexter, Missy Malone, Jami Deadly and Miss Polly Rae. What Katie Did (company) What Katie Did is a British lingerie design house founded in 1999 by Katie Thomas. In 1999, being unable to afford fully fashioned

title: What Dreams May Come

text: What Dreams May Come What Dreams May Come is a 1978 novel by Richard Matheson. The plot centers on Chris, a man who dies then goes to Heaven, but descends into Hell to rescue his wife. It was adapted in 1998 into the Academy Award-winning film "What Dreams May Come" starring Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding, Jr., and Annabella Sciorra. Matheson stated in an interview, "I think "What Dreams May Come" is the most important (read effective) book I've written. It has caused a number of readers to lose their fear of death – the finest tribute any writer could receive."

title: Hold come what may

text: Hold come what may Hold come what may is a phrase popularized by logician Willard Van Orman Quine. Beliefs that are "held come what may" are beliefs one is unwilling to give up, regardless of any evidence with which one might be presented. Quine held (on a perhaps simplistic construal) that there are no beliefs that one ought to hold come what may—in other words, that all beliefs are rationally revisable ("no statement is immune to revision"), and compared this to the simplification of quantum mechanics. Many philosophers argue to the contrary, believing that, for example, the laws of thought

title: Back Where I Come From

text: said that "As a publisher I knew I was devaluing the copyright by singing it myself instead of passing it onto better and bigger singers, but I did it anyway. One of many of my classically bad business choices, but thankfully Kenny Chesney was kind enough to bail me out and cut it again." From "Simple Life" liner notes. Back Where I Come From "Back Where I Come From" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Mac McAnally. It was released in January 1990 as the first single from his album "Simple Life". The song reached

title: Heriot-Watt University

text: Heriot-Watt College in 1885, and was subsequently on far firmer financial ground. The Watt Club was founded at the Watt Institution on 12 May 1854, and is today the oldest alumni organisation in the UK. Following the unveiling of a statue of James Watt outside the Institution, local jeweller J.E Vernon proposed that "[a club should be formed] whose object would be to sup together on the anniversary of the birth of James Watt…and also to promote the interests of the School, by raising a fund each year to provide prizes." Watt Club Medals are still awarded by the organisation

title: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

text: of the first film. Callaway's script was published in an edited "young adult" format, leaving in all descriptions of violence but omitting the harsher language. Filming took place in Mexico and California. "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" was released to negative reviews, but was a box office success, grossing $84 million worldwide. It is the second installment of "I Know What You Did Last Summer" series and was followed by "I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer" in 2006. One year after the events of the first film, in 1998, Julie James is attending summer classes

title: James Watt

text: as the injected steam by surrounding it with a "steam jacket." Thus very little energy was absorbed by the cylinder on each cycle, making more available to perform useful work. Watt had a working model later that same year. Despite a potentially workable design, there were still substantial difficulties in constructing a full-scale engine. This required more capital, some of which came from Black. More substantial backing came from John Roebuck, the founder of the celebrated Carron Iron Works near Falkirk, with whom he now formed a partnership. Roebuck lived at Kinneil House in Bo'ness, during which time Watt worked

title: James Watt

text: Watt is the second time that a Scot has featured on a Bank of England note (the first was Adam Smith on the 2007 issue £20 note). In September 2011 it was announced that the notes would enter circulation on 2 November. In 2011 he was one of seven inaugural inductees to the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame. Watt was buried in the grounds of St. Mary's Church, Handsworth, in Birmingham. Later expansion of the church, over his grave, means that his tomb is now buried "inside" the church. The garret room workshop that Watt used in his retirement was

title: James Watt

text: Watt, which by 1795 had fallen. Of the total £21,000 (equivalent to £ as of ) owed, only £2,500 had been received. Watt was forced to go to court to enforce his claims. He first sued Bull in 1793. The jury found for Watt, but the question of whether or not the original specification of the patent was valid was left to another trial. In the meantime, injunctions were issued against the infringers, forcing their payments of the royalties to be placed in escrow. The trial on determining the validity of the specifications which was held in the following year

title: James Watt

text: Boulton, who owned the Soho Manufactory works near Birmingham, acquired his patent rights. An extension of the patent to 1800 was successfully obtained in 1775. Through Boulton, Watt finally had access to some of the best iron workers in the world. The difficulty of the manufacture of a large cylinder with a tightly fitting piston was solved by John Wilkinson, who had developed precision boring techniques for cannon making at Bersham, near Wrexham, North Wales. Watt and Boulton formed a hugely successful partnership, Boulton and Watt, which lasted for the next twenty-five years. In 1776, the first engines were installed

title: What Katy Did Next

text: What Katy Did Next What Katy Did Next (1886) is a children's book by Sarah Chauncey Woolsey, working under the pen name Susan Coolidge. It follows the stories "What Katy Did" (1872) and "What Katy Did At School" (1873) and tells the adventures of Katy Carr as she travels to Europe. The book opens by reintroducing the Carr family and introducing the widow Mrs. Ashe. Mrs. Ashe has her nephew, Walter, over for a visit and it is discovered that he has scarlet fever. Anxious that her only daughter Amy should not contract the disease, Amy is sent to live