Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)
This would allow for long-distance communication
Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents
Made generators and electrical engines possible
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent
Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill
Helped plant crops
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)
Eiffel Tower (1889)
For the World Exposition in Paris
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.
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.
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)
Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,
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.
First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)
Reinforced Concrete
Under the Thames
Cathode rays discovered
1858
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
Early form of photography
Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)
Thomas Edison (1879)
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)
Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)
Gasoline refinement
James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny
Automated thread spinning
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message
Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)
First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.
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.
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.
