This would allow for long-distance communication
Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill
Thomas Newcomen (1712)'s steam engine
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.
Robert Trevithick (1801)'s steam locomotive demonstration
First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.
Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents
Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)
First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.
Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)
Revolutionized the production of steel
Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent
Reinforced Concrete
1858
Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine
First ancestor of the computer
Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)
John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle
Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.
Hiram Maxim's machine gun (1884)
Mass slaughter is now possible, begins mechanization of warfare. Unfortunately, as some predicted, his machine gun did not prevent war — people still fought, despite these monsters being on the battlefield.
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
More efficient thread spinning
Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)
Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."
James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny
Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842)
Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)
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.
Eiffel Tower (1889)
For the World Exposition in Paris
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.
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)
1883
Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
Allowed for more sewing, including at-home
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.
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
Early form of photography
