Watt's Kettle

James Watt, the inventor who improved the steam engine, was a curious child from a young age. One winter afternoon, Watt sat in his grandmother's kitchen, staring at a kettle on the stove. When the water boiled, the lid rattled 'dang dang dang' from the steam, and white smoke billowed out. Watt felt as if the little kettle was playing a game with him. Curious, he took a small spoon and held it in front of the spout, watching the steam condense into water droplets and fall, having a great time. His grandmother smiled, calling him a silly child, but it was precisely this warm observation of the small kettle in his childhood that planted the seed of science in his heart, which would change human history.