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Title: James Watt
Series Title: Famous Scots Series, 40
Credits:
Produced by V. L. Simpson and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Summary: "James Watt" by Andrew Carnegie is a historical account written in the early 20th century." The book focuses on the life and achievements of James Watt, the inventor of the steam engine, highlighting his background, challenges, and the evolution of his groundbreaking inventions. Carnegie's interest was piqued, as he owed his own fortune to Watt's innovations, presenting a narrative that intertwines the personal and technological aspects of Watt's life. "The opening of the book sets the stage for Watt's early life, detailing his lineage and family background, which contributed to his character and future endeavors." Carnegie describes Watt's upbringing in Greenock, emphasizing his mother's influence on his education and early interests in mechanics. The narrative paints Watt as a delicate child with an innate curiosity for how things worked, often experimenting with simple tools and household items. This foundational period is crucial, as it establishes Watt's early struggles and foreshadows his later accomplishments in harnessing steam power, a journey that will be explored in greater depth throughout the rest of the volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 64.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
EBook No.: 26131
Published: Jul 26, 2008
Downloads: 368
Language: English
Subject: Biography
Subject: Watt, James, 1736-1819
LoCC: History: Biography
LoCC: Technology: Engineering and Civil engineering
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: James Watt
Series Title: Famous Scots Series, 40
Credits:
Produced by V. L. Simpson and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Summary: "James Watt" by Andrew Carnegie is a historical account written in the early 20th century." The book focuses on the life and achievements of James Watt, the inventor of the steam engine, highlighting his background, challenges, and the evolution of his groundbreaking inventions. Carnegie's interest was piqued, as he owed his own fortune to Watt's innovations, presenting a narrative that intertwines the personal and technological aspects of Watt's life. "The opening of the book sets the stage for Watt's early life, detailing his lineage and family background, which contributed to his character and future endeavors." Carnegie describes Watt's upbringing in Greenock, emphasizing his mother's influence on his education and early interests in mechanics. The narrative paints Watt as a delicate child with an innate curiosity for how things worked, often experimenting with simple tools and household items. This foundational period is crucial, as it establishes Watt's early struggles and foreshadows his later accomplishments in harnessing steam power, a journey that will be explored in greater depth throughout the rest of the volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 64.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
EBook No.: 26131
Published: Jul 26, 2008
Downloads: 368
Language: English
Subject: Biography
Subject: Watt, James, 1736-1819
LoCC: History: Biography
LoCC: Technology: Engineering and Civil engineering
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.