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James Watt Introduction Brief Introduction Family Background The Process of Inventing Steam Engine Later Years Contribution  James Watt Brief Introduction James Watt Greenock, Glasgow ,Scotland 19th Jan. 1736----19th Aug. 1819 Inventor and mechanical engineer He is renowned for his improvements in steam engine technology He developed the concept of horsepower(马力) .The SI (国际单位制) unit of power, the watt, was named after him. Brief Introduction Family Background The Process of Inventing Steam Engine Later Years Contribution  James Watt Family Background His father was a shipwright（造船人） ，ship owner and contractor（承包者 ） His mother, Agnes Muirhead, came from a distinguished（卓越的，杰出的 ）family and was well educated. Both were Presbyterians（长老教会教徒） and strong Covenanters（长老会盟约者） Brief Introduction Family Background The Process of Inventing Steam Engine Later Years Contribution  James Watt The Process of Inventing Steam Engine Actually, watt is not the first one to invent the steam engine. The inventor of the first steam engine can be traced back to Hero of Alexander in 1 AD The Process of Inventing Steam Engine ?Newcomen steam engine?(纽科门蒸汽机)was the first practical device to harness the power of?steam?to produce?mechanical work. The Process of Inventing Steam Engine James Watt made significant improvements to the Newcomen Steam Engine . It can be divided into three stages. Stage One He designed a separate condensing (冷凝器的)chamber for the steam engine that prevented enormous losses of steam. Stage Two He used crank (曲柄)to produce rotational power for grinding, weaving and milling, and he circumvented the patent by his friend’s sun and planet gear in 1781. Stage Two This is how it works Stage Three In 1781—1785 A double acting engine(双向气缸) steam indicator(气压示工器) A throttle valve to control the power of the engine(节流阀) steam indicator Stage Three This is how the double acting engine works Watt steam engine The Proce