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James Watt had demonstrated the first practical …
Years: 1776 - 1776
October
James Watt had demonstrated the first practical steam engine in 1769.
His improvements are fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both Britain and the world.
The first engines are finally installed and working in commercial enterprises in 1776.
These first engines are used for pumps and produced only reciprocating motion to move the pump rods at the bottom of the shaft.
Orders begin to pour in and for the next five years the Scottish inventor will be very busy installing more engines, mostly in Cornwall for pumping water out of mines.
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Years: 1776 - 1776
October
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