Matthew Boulton

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1765–1769

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Matthew Boulton, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. James Watt's Patent for the Separate Condenser

   1765–1769

   Role: Backer who cleared Watt's debts, funded a prototype, and helped secure the 1769 patent

   1. 11765 · Watt's workplace context at the University of Glasgow (1763); conception site unspecifiedConception of the Separate Condenser

      Watt conceived the separate condenser in 1765 after repairing a model Newcomen engine at Glasgow, addressing its heat waste.

   2. 25 January 1769 · British patent processPatent Specification Accepted

      The specification of Patent No. 913 for the separate condenser was accepted on 5 January 1769.

   3. 329 April 1769 · British patent processPatent Enrolled

      The patent specification was enrolled on 29 April 1769, completing the patenting of the separate condenser.

Sources

1. Watt steam engine Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20