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Boulton and Watt (1775)

On the Industrial Revolution map as “Soho, Birmingham”

1775 — Matthew Boulton and James Watt become partners here to build Watt’s steam engine. Its separate condenser helps the engine use about a quarter as much coal as a Newcomen engine. Soho Foundry follows in 1796.

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Turning point
Chapter
Steam power, coal and iron (chapter 3 of Industrial Revolution)
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The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
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TURNING POINT · THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, 1750–1914

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