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)
Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)
Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)
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
Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)
cars go vroom
James Watt's efficient steam engine (1765)
Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842)
Under the Thames
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
Helped plant crops
Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)
Began the first regular commercial rail service
Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent
This would allow for long-distance communication
Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message
From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Eiffel Tower (1889)
For the World Exposition in Paris
First transatlantic cable completed
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)
Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.
Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)
First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.
Eli Whitney (1793)'s cotton gin
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.
Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester
Joseph Monier (1849)
Reinforced Concrete
James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny
Automated thread spinning
First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
According to wikipedia:
1883
John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle
Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.
Thomas Edison (1879)
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
Early form of photography
