Industrial Revolution Inventors duel

Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)

Helped plant crops

Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Allowed for more sewing, including at-home

Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830) Began the first regular commercial rail service

Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,

Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.

Thomas Edison (1879)

Robert Trevithick (1801)'s steam locomotive demonstration George Stephenson's Rocket, 1829, would lead to great railroad infrastructure, which helped with city planning, made moving to the city easier, and made trade and large-scale commerce much better. For example, now placing factories in population centers made more sense. (I barely understand why myself, but okay)

Robert Fulton (1807)'s Clermont The first successful steamboat. Like the locomotive, made trade so, so much better. For example, now the US could leverage its advantage in having the Mississippi river.

Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents

Hiram Maxim's machine gun (1884)

This would allow for long-distance communication

Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester

Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769) More efficient thread spinning

First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago) 1883

Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine First ancestor of the computer

Cartwright's power loom (1787) According to wikipedia:

Cathode rays discovered 1858

James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny

Joseph Monier (1849) Reinforced Concrete

John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle

1858

Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent

Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)

First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.

Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838) Early form of photography

cars go vroom

Eiffel Tower (1889) For the World Exposition in Paris

Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)

1858

Joseph Monier (1849) Reinforced Concrete

Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill Helped plant crops

First steam-powered mill (1779)

Eiffel Tower (1889) For the World Exposition in Paris

Gasoline refinement First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.

Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Eli Whitney (1793)'s cotton gin This separated the useful raw cotton from its seeds, making the cotton industry much more profitable. It had mixed effects — remember how a lot of cotton was farmed using slave labor.

1858

James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester

Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830) Began the first regular commercial rail service

Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine First ancestor of the computer

This would allow for long-distance communication

First commercially successful (though kind of clumsy) steam engine, used to pump water out of coal mines. Big deal, since we've just unlocked a new power source.

Made generators and electrical engines possible

William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792) Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.

The first successful steamboat. Like the locomotive, made trade so, so much better. For example, now the US could leverage its advantage in having the Mississippi river.

Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent

Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)

George Stephenson's Rocket, 1829, would lead to great railroad infrastructure, which helped with city planning, made moving to the city easier, and made trade and large-scale commerce much better. For example, now placing factories in population centers made more sense. (I barely understand why myself, but okay)

Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883) Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."

James Watt's efficient steam engine (1765) Like fifty years later, they finally came out with a steam engine with a condensing chamber, making it more efficient. Also a pretty big deal.

James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny Automated thread spinning

Thomas Edison (1879) Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.

Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)

Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769) More efficient thread spinning

First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)

Revolutionized the production of steel

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