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| January 19, 1736 |
Born
in Greenock, WC Scotland, UK. |
| 1753 |
Went
to Glasgow to become a Mathematical Instrument Maker. |
| 1755 |
Went
to London to gain apprenticeship of of an instrument maker. |
| 1757 |
Returned
to Glasgow, where he obtained a position of "Mathematical Instrument Maker to the
University". |
| 1759 |
Started
a shop in Saltmarket to make all kinds of instruments and toys. |
| 1764 |
Married
Margaret Miller.
University invited him to repair the Newcomen engine, a non-working model. |
| 1765 |
Introduced
a separate condenser unit in the Newcomen engine which was previously repaired. |
| 1768 |
Made
a prototype of his improved steam engine with his partner, John Roebuck. |
| 1769 |
Took
patent for "A New Invented Method of Lessening the Consumption of Steam and Fuel in
Fire Engines." |
| 1772 |
Dissolved
partnership with Roebuck. |
| 1773 |
Death of his first wife, Margaret
Miller. |
| 1775 |
Entered
into a partnership with Matthew Boulton. |
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| 1776 |
Watt
and Boulton built their first two engines.
Married Ann McGregor. |
| 1781 |
He
invented a rotary motion device for his steam engine. |
| 1782 |
Patented
double-acting engine, in which piston pulls and pushes. |
| 1785 |
Watt
and Boulton were elected as members of the Royal society of London. |
| 1786 |
Invented
the centrifugal governor for automatic control of the engine’s speed. |
| 1790 |
Invented
a pressure gauge. |
| August 25, 1819 |
Death
of James Watt. |
