Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)
Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."
Gasoline refinement
First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.
Eiffel Tower (1889)
For the World Exposition in Paris
Hiram Maxim's machine gun (1884)
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.
Cathode rays discovered
Joseph Monier (1849)
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.
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
More efficient thread spinning
Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
Early form of photography
James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal
Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester
Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)
Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)
cars go vroom
Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine
First ancestor of the computer
John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle
Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.
Made generators and electrical engines possible
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
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
According to wikipedia:
Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)
Revolutionized the production of steel
Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent
Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.
Thomas Edison (1879)
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
First transatlantic cable completed
1858
First steam-powered mill (1779)
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.
First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)
1883
Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.
James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny
Automated thread spinning
