This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill
Helped plant crops
Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842)
Under the Thames
William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)
Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.
Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents
Made generators and electrical engines possible
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
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.
First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.
Thomas Edison (1879)
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
Robert Trevithick (1801)'s steam locomotive demonstration
John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle
First transatlantic cable completed
1858
First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)
1883
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.
Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)
Revolutionized the production of steel
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.
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.
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
More efficient thread spinning
Cathode rays discovered
1858
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
According to wikipedia:
Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine
First ancestor of the computer
James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal
Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)
Began the first regular commercial rail service
Eiffel Tower (1889)
For the World Exposition in Paris
James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny
Automated thread spinning
Early form of photography
Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)
cars go vroom
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
First steam-powered mill (1779)
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
