Began the first regular commercial rail service
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
Allowed for more sewing, including at-home
First steam-powered mill (1779)
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
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.
Thomas Edison (1879)
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
First transatlantic cable completed
Cathode rays discovered
1858
Eiffel Tower (1889)
For the World Exposition in Paris
Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent
Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.
Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)
Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."
Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents
Robert Fulton (1807)'s Clermont
Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)
cars go vroom
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)
Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill
Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)
This would allow for long-distance communication
John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle
Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.
Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine
First ancestor of the computer
Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)
First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.
First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)
1883
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
Early form of photography
James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny
Automated thread spinning
Under the Thames
William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)
Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.
Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message
From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Revolutionized the production of steel
Joseph Monier (1849)
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
More efficient thread spinning
Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
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