Industrial Revolution Inventors duel

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

1883

Robert Fulton (1807)'s Clermont

Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent 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)

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

Began the first regular commercial rail service

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

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

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

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

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

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838) Early form of photography

James Watt's efficient steam engine (1765)

Eiffel Tower (1889)

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

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

According to wikipedia:

Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)

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

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

1858

First transatlantic cable completed 1858

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

Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)

Thomas Edison (1879)

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

Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,

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.

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

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

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838) Early form of photography

Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill

First transatlantic cable completed 1858

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.

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

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

Began the first regular commercial rail service

Allowed for more sewing, including at-home

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

Cathode rays discovered 1858

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

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

Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)

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

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

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.

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

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

John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.

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

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.

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

Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837) This would allow for long-distance communication

Eiffel Tower (1889) For the World Exposition in Paris

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

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