Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) Early steam engine
Thomas Savery (1650-1715) First practical steam engine
around 1700} ěthe miners friendî to get coal!
Richard Arkwright (1732-1792) Invented machines to
replace humans in textile mills - steam operated by 1790
James Watt (1738-1819) = 1769} Superior steam engine;
by 1800 there are 500 Watt Engines in England.
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