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Boulton and Watt (1775)

On the Industrial Revolution map as “Soho, Birmingham”

1775 — Matthew Boulton and James Watt go into partnership here to build Watt’s steam engine with its separate condenser, which uses about a quarter of the coal of a Newcomen engine. Soho Foundry follows in 1796.

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Turning point
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Steam power, coal and iron (chapter 3 of Industrial Revolution)
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The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
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Map showing Boulton and Watt (1775), turning point in The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
TURNING POINT · THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, 1750–1914

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