Industrial Revolution Inventors duel

Gasoline refinement First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.

Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867) First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.

Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents Made generators and electrical engines possible

Thomas Edison (1879) Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.

Allowed for more sewing, including at-home

James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny Automated thread spinning

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.

John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.

First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago) 1883

William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)

James Watt's efficient steam engine (1765)

Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

First steam-powered mill (1779)

Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)

Eiffel Tower (1889) For the World Exposition in Paris

Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."

Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)

Early form of photography

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.

Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)

Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine First ancestor of the computer

Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.

Joseph Monier (1849) Reinforced Concrete

Hiram Maxim's machine gun (1884)

Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877) This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,

Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill

Cartwright's power loom (1787) According to wikipedia:

First transatlantic cable completed 1858

Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842) Under the Thames

Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837) This would allow for long-distance communication

Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.

Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769) More efficient thread spinning

Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)

Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867) First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.

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.

Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents

Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830) Began the first regular commercial rail service

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)

Helped plant crops

cars go vroom

Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877) This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,

Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837) This would allow for long-distance communication

James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester

Cathode rays discovered

Hiram Maxim's machine gun (1884)

Reinforced Concrete

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.

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.

Eiffel Tower (1889) For the World Exposition in Paris

Cartwright's power loom (1787) According to wikipedia:

Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine First ancestor of the computer

William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)

Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)

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)

Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883) Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."

First transatlantic cable completed

Thomas Edison (1879) Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.

Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842) Under the Thames

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