Brief introduction of watt

Watt refers to james watt, born in 1736 65438+ 10/9, a British inventor, who opened up a new era of energy utilization for mankind and brought mankind into the "age of steam". In memory of this great inventor, later generations set the unit of power as "Watt" (abbreviated as "Watt", symbol W).

1784, Watt improved the coupled steam engine and added a device to automatically adjust the speed of the steam engine, making it suitable for various mechanical movements. Since then, the textile industry, mining industry, metallurgy industry, paper industry and other industrial sectors have adopted steam engines as power.

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The importance of the invention of Watt's steam engine is incalculable. It is widely used in factories, becoming the power of almost all machines, changing people's work and production methods, greatly promoting technological progress and opening the curtain of the industrial revolution.

It enables the factory to be located in a more economical and effective place that does not depend on coal mines, and can operate all the year round without relying on hydropower, further promoting the development of economies of scale, greatly improving productivity and making business investment more efficient.

The steam engine makes it possible to innovate a series of precision machining, and higher technology ensures the performance improvement of various machines, including the steam engine itself. After continuous efforts, steam with higher pressure was introduced, and steam trains and steam ships soon came out one after another.

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