The Story Line In one sense the Industrial Revolution was gathering steam – but not very efficiently. The Newcomen engine which initially was developed in 1712 was in use at numerous locations in Britain but was expensive to operate on account of the system’s poor conversion of input energy – coal – to useful power… Continue reading James Watt’s walk on Glasgow Green
Tag: Industrial Revolution
This era is described a period of rapid industrialisation which took place in Britain from around 1790 onwards and which was triggered by the invention of the modern steam engine by James Watt. Linked with this was the establishment of transport systems based on canals and a national rail network.