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Watt, James

(Encyclopedia) Watt, James, 1736–1819, Scottish inventor. While working at the Univ. of Glasgow as an instrument maker, Watt was asked to repair a model of Thomas Newcomen's steam engine. He devised…

watt

(Encyclopedia) watt [for James Watt], abbr. W, unit of power, or work done per unit time, equal to 1 joule per second. It is used as a measure of electrical and mechanical power. One watt is the…

Roebuck, John

(Encyclopedia) Roebuck, John, 1718–94, English physician, chemist, and inventor. He acted as a chemical consultant to local industries in Birmingham and invented the lead chamber process of…

kilowatt

(Encyclopedia) kilowatt: see watt.

power, in physics

(Encyclopedia) power, in physics, time rate of doing work or of producing or expending energy. The unit of power based on the English units of measurement is the horsepower, devised for describing…

Watt's Dyke

(Encyclopedia) Watt's Dyke: see Offa's Dyke.

Greenock

(Encyclopedia) Greenock Greenock grēnˈək, grĭnˈ–, grĕnˈ– [key], city, Inverclyde, W…

Charlie Watts

For almost 60 years Charlie Watts was the drummer for the ageless rock band The Rolling Stones. Watts was born in London and became fascinated with jazz stars like John Coltrane as he entered his…

James Watt

18th century inventor James Watt was a Scottish instrument maker whose improvements on the steam engine helped advance the Industrial Revolution. After an apprenticeship in England, Watt returned to…

Naomi Watts

Actress Naomi Watts has been up for an Oscar twice, for 2003's 21 Grams and 2012's The Impossible, but she's known to broader audiences as the star of the hit horror films The Ring (2002) and The…