Boulton and Watt

Summary

Boulton and Watt is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Boulton and Watt's image is recorded as Boulton, Watt & Murdoch.jpg^[3].
• Boulton and Watt's instance of is recorded as business^[4].
• Boulton and Watt's founder is recorded as Matthew Boulton^[5].
• Boulton and Watt's owned by is recorded as James Watt^[6].
• Boulton and Watt's owned by is recorded as Matthew Boulton^[7].
• Boulton and Watt's owned by is recorded as William Murdoch^[8].
• James Watt is named after Boulton and Watt^[9].
• Matthew Boulton is named after Boulton and Watt^[10].
• Boulton and Watt's followed by is recorded as James Watt & Co^[11].
• Boulton and Watt's headquarters location is recorded as Smethwick^[12].
• Boulton and Watt's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 137489986^[13].
• Boulton and Watt's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no92001352^[14].
• Boulton and Watt's Commons category is recorded as Boulton and Watt^[15].
• Boulton and Watt's industry is recorded as engineering^[16].
• +1775-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Boulton and Watt^[17].
• Boulton and Watt's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/035ffr^[18].
• Boulton and Watt's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ntk20251273258^[19].
• Boulton and Watt's location of formation is recorded as Birmingham^[20].
• Boulton and Watt's product or material produced is recorded as steam engine^[21].
• Boulton and Watt's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 181464^[22].
• Boulton and Watt's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007604176105171^[23].
• Boulton and Watt's museum-digital ID is recorded as 184023^[24].
• Boulton and Watt's Wellcome Collection concept ID is recorded as khvjnvvw^[25].
• Boulton and Watt's Yale LUX ID is recorded as group/e6745385-ba8a-4632-a352-cd03a7db408d^[26].

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Founding

Boulton and Watt's founder is recorded as Matthew Boulton^[5]. +1775-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it^[17]. Its location of formation is recorded as Birmingham^[20].

Identity

Boulton and Watt's followed by is recorded as James Watt & Co^[11].

Operations

Boulton and Watt's headquarters location is recorded as Smethwick^[12].

Industry

Boulton and Watt's industry is recorded as engineering^[16].

Ownership

Owners include James Watt^[6], an engineer^[27], 1736–1819^[28], of Scotland^[29], awarded the honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow^[30], specialised in mechanical engineering^[31]; Matthew Boulton^[7], a businessperson^[32], 1728–1809^[33], of Kingdom of Great Britain^[34], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[35], specialised in mechanical engineering^[36]; and William Murdoch^[8], an inventor^[37], 1754–1839^[38], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[39], awarded the Rumford Medal^[40], specialised in mechanical engineering^[41]. Boulton and Watt's product or material produced is recorded as steam engine^[21].

Why It Matters

Boulton and Watt ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]