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August 7, 2018April 15, 2019 Editor Audio

A 21st century focus on Watt at Riverside

Glasgow's Riverside Museum will mark the 200th anniversary of the death of inventor James Watt with a new exhibition later in 2019. It will contrast Watt's work to develop an improved steam engine with 21st century transport innovations such as a Tesla Model S car. Curator Neil Johnson-Symington of Glasgow Life, which runs the Museum, … Continue reading A 21st century focus on Watt at Riverside

June 24, 2018March 1, 2019 Editor Audio

Falkirk district’s Museums tell of Watt’s work

James Watt came to the Falkirk area in central Scotland to develop his improved steam engine. He was backed by John Roebuck, an industrialist who helped establish the famous Carron Iron Works in the area. Roebuck even built a special workshop for Watt to use in the grounds of his then home, Kinneil House, on … Continue reading Falkirk district’s Museums tell of Watt’s work

May 24, 2018August 7, 2019 Editor Audio, Greenock

James Watt in Greenock

Valerie Boa, the curator of the McLean Museum and Art Gallery in Greenock, has talked about James Watt's early life in the town. The inventor was born in William Street in 1736. Listen here:   WATT'S LEGACY TO THE TOWN Valerie also talked about Watt's legacy and how visitors can walk in Watt's footsteps. Please … Continue reading James Watt in Greenock

May 24, 2018March 1, 2019 Editor Audio, Birmingham

Watt’s life and legacy in Birmingham

Dr Malcolm Dick from the University of Birmingham has talked about the life and legacy of James Watt and his later life in Birmingham . . . . Listen to the part one of the interview here:   Malcolm also talked about some of the Watt objects which remain in the city - and the sites … Continue reading Watt’s life and legacy in Birmingham

May 3, 2018March 1, 2019 Editor Audio, Birmingham, Events

Birmingham plans Watt celebrations

The city of Birmingham in the West Midlands will honour its adopted son, the inventor James Watt, during a series of events and initiatives during 2019 - the 200th anniversary of his death. Watt moved to the city aged 38. He died in 1819 - aged 83 - at his home “Heathfield” in Handsworth, now … Continue reading Birmingham plans Watt celebrations

April 18, 2018March 1, 2019 Editor Audio, Dundee

Dundee’s Boulton and Watt Engine

Gill Poulter of Dundee Heritage Trust has talked about the Boulton and Watt Engine at the Verdant Works museum in the city. The engine is the star object of the High Mill section of the works and dates from 1801-1802. It's one of only five of its kind surviving in the UK and is on loan … Continue reading Dundee’s Boulton and Watt Engine

March 28, 2018March 1, 2019 Editor Audio

James Watt’s Cottage workshop in Bo’ness

Historian Geoff Bailey has talked about James Watt's Cottage - the 18th century workshop used by the inventor when he was based at Kinneil House, on the outskirts of Bo'ness in central Scotland. The remains of the Cottage can still be seen in Kinneil Estate, now a public park. The park is open throughout the … Continue reading James Watt’s Cottage workshop in Bo’ness

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WORDS ABOUT WATT

“Watt succeeded at the age of 29, where older and more experienced engineers had failed. We tend to think of Watt as he appears in this portrait, middle-aged – but his great breakthrough was made in his twenties. He was a young Turk who showed his elders how to do it.”

Professor Gordon Masterton, University of Edinburgh

 

“An explorer of many things, and a great man.”

Andrew Carnegie

 

“For the birth of something new, there has to be a happening. Newton saw an apple fall; James Watt watched a kettle boil; Roentgen fogged some photographic plates. And these people knew enough to translate ordinary happenings into something new.”

Sir Alexander Fleming

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