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Newcomen
Thomas. 1663--1729, English engineer who invented a steam engine, which James Watt later modified and developed


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In 1712, Thomas Newcomen invented England's first steam engine.
The plaque - paid for by the North West branch of The Newcomen Society and the Huddersfield Canal Society - will be unveiled by James Sutherland.
 
 
 
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