Facts: - death place: belfast , maine , united states - residence: belfast - position: inventor , engineer , politician - death date: 20 january 1849 - field: high-pressure steam engine - birth date: 02 july 1759 - name: nathan read - nationality: united states - image: nathan read.jpg - birth place: warren , worcester , massachusetts , united states Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of nathan read .
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nathan read -lrb- july 2 , 1759 -- january 20 , 1849 -rrb- was an american engineer and steam pioneer .nathan read was the true inventor of the high-pressure steam engine in 1789 , this was twelve years before the steam-engine was known to be used in the form of a high-pressure engine , and led a great revolution in steam power to navigation and land-transport .