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April 29, 2019June 18, 2019 Editor Audio, Bo'ness, Stirling

Watt the hero – “but not superhero”

Professor John Hume has talked about James Watt and his story. He said: "I've been involved with history of technology for many, many, years. I've become very interested in Watt and his connections. I grew up with the idea of Watt was a superhero. As I get older and know more, I'm more convinced he's … Continue reading Watt the hero – “but not superhero”

April 25, 2019June 18, 2019 Editor event, Events, Stirling

New Watt exhibition launched

Visitors check out the new exhibition on James Watt at Stirling's Engine Shed centre.  The free exhibition opened today (April 25) and runs until August 23. Get more information here. Admission is free. Mark Watson, Deputy Head of Industrial Heritage at Historic Environment Scotland, says: "This exhibition is the perfect way to celebrate the work … Continue reading New Watt exhibition launched

April 9, 2019April 11, 2019 Editor event, Events, Stirling

New exhibition on Watt at Stirling’s Engine Shed

A new exhibition on Scottish inventor James Watt is launching this month at Stirling's Engine Shed venue. "James Watt: Power to the World" will run from Thursday, April 25 to Friday, August 23. It promises to "explore the life, work, and legacy of James Watt - and his reinvention of the steam engine". Admission to … Continue reading New exhibition on Watt at Stirling’s Engine Shed

March 19, 2019April 9, 2019 Editor event, Events, Stirling

Full steam ahead for event at Engine Shed

It's 250 years since James Watt patented his idea of using a separate condenser to drive a steam engine. The Scottish Transport and Industrial Collections Knowledge Network - or STICK - is celebrating the achievement at a mini-conference at The Engine Shed venue in Stirling this spring. "Watt A Great Idea!" - subtitled "250 years … Continue reading Full steam ahead for event at Engine Shed

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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