Known for pioneering the invention of the steam engine, James Watt, a Scottish inventor and engineer, did much to advance the Industrial Revolution with his improvements made to the Newcomen steam engine. During his early work with steam engines Watt noticed them to be rather inefficient due to the energy wasted in the cooling and re-heating of the engines' steam cylinder. This prompted him to develop a separate condenser unit for the cylinder, allowing much more energy and water to be conserved, creating a more powerful and efficient steam engine on the whole. With this advancement steam engines also became much more cost-effective, allowing them to be used in a larger number of factories, which in turn allowed the factories to be more productive, a key factor in the booming economy of the Industrial Revolution.
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