James Watt faces difficulties
- James Watt lacked capital and was initially unable to construct a full-scale engine.
- In 1766, with investment from Joseph Black, Watt created a successful small test engine.
- A year later, Watt started a business partnership with John Roebuck, and they took out their famous patent for "A New Invented Method of Lessening the Consumption of Steam and Fuel in Fire Engines."
- Acquiring the patent used all of Watt's money, and he was forced to take on alternate employment.
- Seven years later, Watt's old business partner went bankrupt, and Matthew Boulton, an English manufacturer, acquired Roebuck's patent rights.
- Watt now returned to working full-time on his engine.
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