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.
Joseph Monier (1849)
Reinforced Concrete
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.
Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)
William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)
Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.
Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)
Began the first regular commercial rail service
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.
Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)
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.
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
More efficient thread spinning
John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle
Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)
Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."
Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.
Eiffel Tower (1889)
1883
Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
According to wikipedia:
Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message
From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842)
Under the Thames
Cathode rays discovered
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
Allowed for more sewing, including at-home
Robert Trevithick (1801)'s steam locomotive demonstration
Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)
cars go vroom
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)
Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,
Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)
Revolutionized the production of steel
Gasoline refinement
First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.
Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill
Helped plant crops
Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents
Made generators and electrical engines possible
