Industrial Revolution Inventors duel

William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)

Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent

Joseph Monier (1849)

Eli Whitney (1793)'s cotton gin

Made generators and electrical engines possible

First steam-powered mill (1779)

Allowed for more sewing, including at-home

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

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)

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

This would allow for long-distance communication

First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)

Robert Trevithick (1801)'s steam locomotive demonstration

Thomas Edison (1879) Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.

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.

Eiffel Tower (1889) For the World Exposition in Paris

Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.

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

First transatlantic cable completed 1858

James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny

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.

Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."

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

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

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

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

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

Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)

Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769) More efficient thread spinning

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

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

Cartwright's power loom (1787)

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

Robert Fulton (1807)'s Clermont

First transatlantic cable completed 1858

Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.

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.

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

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.

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

More efficient thread spinning

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

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.

Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)

Thomas Edison (1879) Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.

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.

Automated thread spinning

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.

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

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

Helped plant crops

Cathode rays discovered 1858

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

Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."

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

This would allow for long-distance communication

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

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