'Patents and the Newcomen and Watt steam engines' in S Bottomley, British Patent System during the Industrial Revolution, 1700-1852. From privilege to property

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  • Name Power & fuel history
  • Name Intellectual property inc patents, trade marks, designs & copyright inc management

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Deals with the effectiveness of the patent system in connection with Newcomen's atmospheric engine, completed in 1712, and J Watt's separate condenser developed in the 1760s