In 1769, Scottish engineer James Watt received a patent for a steam engine with a separate condenser.
Watt invented a separate condenser in 1765 to reduce the amount of waste produced by the Newcomen steam engine. Watt received a patent for the device in 1769. Watt and his business partner, Matthew Boulton, built two steam engines with separate condensers in 1776.
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