John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle
Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.
Eiffel Tower (1889)
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
More efficient thread spinning
Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)
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.
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents
Made generators and electrical engines possible
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
According to wikipedia:
Under the Thames
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal
Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)
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.
James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny
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)
Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)
cars go vroom
Robert Fulton (1807)'s Clermont
Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message
From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.
This would allow for long-distance communication
First transatlantic cable completed
1858
1858
Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine
First ancestor of the computer
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
Allowed for more sewing, including at-home
Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)
1883
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.
