James Watt

If the question were asked : "Who is the most famous British engineer ?", the first answer that would immediately come to one's lips would be "James Watt". A highly intellectual person as well as a distinguished gentleman, James Watt directed the forces of an original genius, and also exercised in philosophic research. His magnificent acumen eventually resulted in the improvement of the steam engine, enlarging the resources of his country, and in doing so increased the power of mankind,and rose to an eminent place among the most illustrious followers of science and the real benefactors of the world.