Savery is referenced in the "Watt steam engine" Wikipedia article.
Also worth noting that even though Watt improved on Newcomen's design to improve efficiency, Watt's design still sucked: it took Wilkinson's boring technology to actually get them to work well.
> Thomas Savery too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Savery
Savery is referenced in the "Watt steam engine" Wikipedia article.
Also worth noting that even though Watt improved on Newcomen's design to improve efficiency, Watt's design still sucked: it took Wilkinson's boring technology to actually get them to work well.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wilkinson_(industrialist)...
People underestimate how much improving precision over the years/decades/centuries has allowed technology to progress:
* https://www.simonwinchester.com/precision-praise
* https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35068671-the-perfectioni...