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.
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)
Began the first regular commercial rail service
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.
Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents
Cathode rays discovered
First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.
Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.
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.
Early form of photography
Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)
First steam-powered mill (1779)
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.
Under the Thames
Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)
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)
Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)
Revolutionized the production of steel
Joseph Monier (1849)
Reinforced Concrete
First transatlantic cable completed
1858
Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.
First ancestor of the computer
Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)
This would allow for long-distance communication
For the World Exposition in Paris
Thomas Edison (1879)
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
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James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal
Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester
John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle
Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.
Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
More efficient thread spinning
First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)
1883
