Use the link below to answer the following questions.
The Boulton and Watt Steam Engine
1. What type of business first used Watt and Boulton’s improved Steam Engine?
2. What four main innovations did Watt use in his Whitbread engine?
3. What made James Watt realize that improvements needed to, and could be made to the steam engine?
4. Where is the Whitbread engine located today?
5. What role (greater significance) did the steam engine play in reguard to the Industrial Revolution? (Think about his innovation’s impact on business, culture, etc.).