Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.
Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
According to wikipedia:
Made generators and electrical engines possible
Began the first regular commercial rail service
Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842)
Under the Thames
Eiffel Tower (1889)
For the World Exposition in Paris
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
Allowed for more sewing, including at-home
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
1858
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.
Thomas Edison (1879)
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester
Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
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.
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
Reinforced Concrete
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.
Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill
Helped plant crops
First transatlantic cable completed
1858
Automated thread spinning
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)
Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
More efficient thread spinning
Hiram Maxim's machine gun (1884)
Thomas Newcomen (1712)'s steam engine
Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)
This would allow for long-distance communication
William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)
Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.
Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine
First ancestor of the computer
