James Watt
Subtitle: master of the steam engine
By: Anna Sproule
Contributors: Sproule, Anna.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed
Series: Giants of science
Publisher: Blackbirch Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Woodbridge, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781567113389
Subjects: Watt, James, -- 1736-1819 -- Juvenile literature; Mechanical engineers -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature; Biography
Description: A biography of the eighteenth-century Scottish inventor and engineer whose improved designs of the steam engine made its wide use possible
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Scientists who have changed the world. Chalk Hill, Watford : Exley Publications, 1992

Includes bibliographical references (p. 64) and index
Table of contents: title: Miner's enemy; title: Fast, cheap, powerful; title: Deafening roar; title: Baby survived; title: Playground bullies; title: His gifts surface; title: Off to London; title: Vicious cycle; title: Overworked, undernourished; title: Out of his shell; title: An outsider no longer; title: Tricky job; title: Muscles, wind and water; title: Natural power; title: World's first pump; title: Newcomen pump; title: Condensed steam; title: Machine stopped; title: Too much heat; title: Walk on Glasgow Green; title: Separate container; title: It moves; title: "A perfect steam engine"; title: Watt's friends; title: Need to make a living; title: John Roebuck lends a hand; title: Gathering dust; title: Boulton's "Manufactory"; title: Chance of a lifetime; title: Final blow; title: Going public; title: Beam swings down; title: Age of steam; title: Enough for a lifetime; title: Wanted: new markets; title: Cotton, mills, and rotary motion; title: "Steam mill mad"; title: Pull-pull action; title: Straight line and curve; title: "Probable thing to succeed"; title: Towering achievements; title: How powerful is a horse?; title: Revolution in industry; title: Planning to enjoy himself; title: Legacy to the world; title: Race of the steamships; title: Making of industry; title: "Workshop of the world"; title: Cities; title: Past and future; title: Important dates