Boulton & Watt

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Boulton & Watt built?1775
2. What is the key patent year (separate condenser)?1769
3. What is the primary manufacturing site?Soho Manufactory, Birmingham, England
4. What did James Watt invent that made steam engines better?He invented the separate condenser in 1769, keeping the main cylinder hot and saving fuel, which made engines three to four times more powerful.
5. Why did Matthew Boulton and James Watt become partners?Boulton had money and a factory, while Watt had great ideas but needed help; together they could build and sell better engines.

Thermodynamics: The branch of physics concerned with heat and its relation to other forms of energy and work.
Patent: A government authority or license conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention.
Industrialization: The development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale.