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This article describes the success story of James Watt who had humble beginnings and yet changed the course of history by paving the way for the Industrial Revolution through his great inventions.
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K V Gopalakrishnan is a retired Professor from IIT Madras, Chennai.
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Gopalakrishnan, K.V. James Watt: Father of steam power. Reson 14, 522–529 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-009-0062-0
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