The first steam engine was devised by _______ at the end of the 17th century,and the Scottish inventor James Watt modified and improved the design in 1765.
A、John Kay
B、Thomas Newcomen
C、Edmund Cartwright
D、Richard Arkwright
【正确答案】:B
【题目解析】:【考点点击】本题主要考查第一台蒸汽机的发明者。
【要点透析】17世纪末,托马斯·纽卡默发明了第一台蒸汽机。1765年,苏格兰发明家詹姆斯·瓦特改进了设计方案。P123