Quote Originally Posted by Calico Jack
Speaking of Scots in Canada and America, some of you may find this site kinda interesting

http://www.electricscotland.com/scottish_trivia.htm
Calico Jack,

There is one claim that I just couldn't let pass. James Watt did not invent the steam engine. It was invented by a Devonian, Thomas Newcomen many years before Watt. The thing that Watt was famous for was the improvement of the efficiency of Newcomen's engine, but there were many Newcomen engines in useful service before Watts improvements.

http://www.newcomen.org/thomasnewcomen.html

Rob (Devonian)