<P> The watt is named after the Scottish inventor James Watt for his contributions to the development of the steam engine . The measurement unit was recognized by the Second Congress of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1882 , concurrent with the start of commercial power production from both water and steam . In 1960 the 11th General Conference on Weights and Measures adopted it for the measurement of power into the International System of Units ( SI ) . </P>
<P> The watt is named after the Scottish inventor James Watt for his contributions to the development of the steam engine . The measurement unit was recognized by the Second Congress of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1882 , concurrent with the start of commercial power production from both water and steam . In 1960 the 11th General Conference on Weights and Measures adopted it for the measurement of power into the International System of Units ( SI ) . </P>
unit of electrical power named after scottish inventor
unit of electrical power named after scottish inventor
watt
watt