The model of the engine repaired by James Watt in 1765. The plaque reads 'In 1765, James Watt, in working to repair this model, belonging to the Natural Philosophy Class in the University of Glasgow, ...

Inventor Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) designed the world's first successful atmospheric steam engine. His invention earned him a place as one of the pioneers of the Industrial Revolution. Born in ...

In a third sample from the Hunterian Museum Poems, Jim Carruth looks at the engine which inspired the young James Watt and helped precipitate the Industrial Revolution; while, below, Hamish Whyte adds ...

He was a lay preacher and an ironmonger and was an inventor of note who helped to lay the foundations for the industrial revolution. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can ...