Industrial Revolution Inventors duel

Cathode rays discovered 1858

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

Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)

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

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

Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)

Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)

For the World Exposition in Paris

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

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

1858

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

Joseph Monier (1849) Reinforced Concrete

James Watt's efficient steam engine (1765)

Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester

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

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

First steam-powered mill (1779) Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.

Helped plant crops

This would allow for long-distance communication

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

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

Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."

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

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.

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.

Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent 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.

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

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)

Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent

1883

Cathode rays discovered 1858

First transatlantic cable completed

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

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

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

Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents

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.

Revolutionized the production of steel

This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,

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

First steam-powered mill (1779) Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.

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

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.

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

Hiram Maxim's machine gun (1884)

John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle

Joseph Monier (1849) Reinforced Concrete

Automated thread spinning

Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876) Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,

Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill Helped plant crops

Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester

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.

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)

This would allow for long-distance communication

Eiffel Tower (1889) For the World Exposition in Paris

Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)

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

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