James Watt:

I had gone to take a walk on a fine Sabbath afternoon, early in 1765... I was thinking upon the engine at the time... when the idea came into my mind that as steam was an elastic body it would rush into a vacuum, and if a communication were made between the cylinder and an exhausted vessel it would rush into it, and might be there condensed without cooling the cylinder.

— James Watt Early Modern

Steam engine improvements

Context

Watt's own recollection of his moment of inspiration for the separate condenser.

Date / Period

1765 (recollection published much later)

Source

https://www.todayinsci.com/W/Watt_James/WattJames-Quotations.htm

Verification

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Explanation

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