James Watt

GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Glasgow
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:birthDate 1736-01-19
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Greenock
gptkbp:child gptkb:Gregory_Watt
gptkb:James_Watt_Jr.
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Matthew_Boulton
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:James_Watt_Building,_University_of_Glasgow
gptkb:James_Watt_College
gptkb:James_Watt_Dock
gptkb:James_Watt_School_of_Engineering
gptkb:James_Watt_Street,_Glasgow
gptkbp:deathDate 1819-08-25
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Handsworth
gptkbp:eponymOf gptkb:watt_(unit)
gptkbp:father gptkb:James_Watt_Sr.
gptkbp:field chemistry
engineering
physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James Watt
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Industrial_Revolution
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Joseph_Black
gptkb:John_Robison
gptkbp:knownFor improvements to the steam engine
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Agnes_Muirhead
gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Watt_steam_engine
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
gptkb:inventor
chemist
gptkbp:patent Rotary motion steam engine
Separate condenser for steam engine
gptkbp:portrait James Watt by Henry Howard.jpg
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Presbyterianism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Birmingham
gptkb:Heathfield_Hall
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:St._Mary's_Church,_Handsworth
gptkbp:signature James Watt signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ann_MacGregor
gptkb:Margaret_Miller
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
memorials
statues
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Georgian_era
gptkb:Industrial_Revolution
gptkb:John_Smeaton
gptkb:Joseph_Black
gptkb:Sir_John_Robison
gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4