Industrial Revolution Inventors duel

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

Robert Trevithick (1801)'s steam locomotive demonstration

Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)

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.

Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine

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

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

Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)

Under the Thames

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

Eiffel Tower (1889) For the World Exposition in Paris

Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.

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

Cathode rays discovered

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

Joseph Monier (1849)

John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle

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.

Robert Fulton (1807)'s Clermont

First steam-powered mill (1779)

Early form of photography

Helped plant crops

Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851) Allowed for more sewing, including at-home

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.

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

Began the first regular commercial rail service

Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.

James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny

Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)

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

This would allow for long-distance communication

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.

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

Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill

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

Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)

Allowed for more sewing, including at-home

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.

Eiffel Tower (1889) For the World Exposition in Paris

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

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

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

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

First transatlantic cable completed

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.

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.

More efficient thread spinning

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

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

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

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

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)

Eli Whitney (1793)'s cotton gin

Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.

Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)

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

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838) Early form of photography

Joseph Monier (1849) Reinforced Concrete

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

Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.

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