Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842)
Under the Thames
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
Allowed for more sewing, including at-home
James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny
Automated thread spinning
Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)
cars go vroom
Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)
Gasoline refinement
First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.
Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent
Thomas Edison (1879)
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
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.
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.
Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)
Began the first regular commercial rail service
1858
Thomas Newcomen (1712)'s steam engine
Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)
Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill
Helped plant crops
Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents
Made generators and electrical engines possible
John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle
Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.
Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester
Early form of photography
Revolutionized the production of steel
First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)
First steam-powered mill (1779)
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
Eiffel Tower (1889)
First ancestor of the computer
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
According to wikipedia:
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)
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
More efficient thread spinning
First transatlantic cable completed
1858
