Watt steam engine

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At a glance

Class

Invention

Domain

Science and technology

Knowledge cost

5

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What Wikipedia says

The Watt steam engine was an invention of James Watt that was a driving force of the Industrial Revolution. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, it was "the first truly efficient steam engine".

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