James Watt invented a more efficient steam pump when he
A. copied and consolidated several important American inventions.
B. redesigned the flying shuttle.
C. figured out how to make a piston turn a wheel for rotary motion.
D. invented a more efficient method of steel production.
E. restructured the engine's compressor.
Answer: C
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