Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
Allowed for more sewing, including at-home
John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle
Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.
Gasoline refinement
First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)
Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)
Cathode rays discovered
1858
Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)
First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
Early form of photography
First transatlantic cable completed
1858
Joseph Monier (1849)
Reinforced Concrete
Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.
Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842)
Under the Thames
Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)
Thomas Newcomen (1712)'s steam engine
Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester
Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill
Helped plant crops
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.
Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
First steam-powered mill (1779)
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents
Made generators and electrical engines possible
Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine
First ancestor of the computer
Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)
First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)
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.
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)
Robert Fulton (1807)'s Clermont
James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny
