Industrial Revolution Inventors duel

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.

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838) Early form of photography

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

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

Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message

Thomas Newcomen (1712)'s steam engine

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

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

Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)

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.

Eiffel Tower (1889)

Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)

Cathode rays discovered

First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)

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

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

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

cars go vroom

Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)

First transatlantic cable completed 1858

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

Joseph Monier (1849) Reinforced Concrete

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.

Eli Whitney (1793)'s cotton gin

Made generators and electrical engines possible

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

Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)

Helped plant crops

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

Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)

Under the Thames

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)

James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal

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.

1883

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

Eiffel Tower (1889)

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

1858

First ancestor of the computer

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

Thomas Edison (1879)

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

Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message

Robert Fulton (1807)'s Clermont 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.

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

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)

This would allow for long-distance communication

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

Helped plant crops

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

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

Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.

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

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