Industrial Revolution Inventors duel

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

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838) Early form of photography

Eli Whitney (1793)'s cotton gin

Cartwright's power loom (1787)

From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

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

Gasoline refinement

James Watt's efficient steam engine (1765)

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

Robert Trevithick (1801)'s steam locomotive demonstration

Cathode rays discovered 1858

Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."

1883

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.

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.

Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854) Revolutionized the production of steel

Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)

John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle

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

First transatlantic cable completed 1858

Allowed for more sewing, including at-home

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.

Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents

Joseph Monier (1849)

William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792) Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.

Eiffel Tower (1889) For the World Exposition in Paris

Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine

Thomas Edison (1879)

Under the Thames

Began the first regular commercial rail service

Joseph Monier (1849)

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

First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.

Eiffel Tower (1889)

James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny

Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."

Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)

Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)

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

Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message

Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents

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

Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill

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

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.

1883

1858

Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,

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)

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.

Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine

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