John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle
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
First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
Allowed for more sewing, including at-home
Thomas Edison (1879)
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)
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
cars go vroom
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.
William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)
Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine
First ancestor of the computer
Under the Thames
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
More efficient thread spinning
Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)
Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."
Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
1858
Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)
Began the first regular commercial rail service
Cathode rays discovered
Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message
Thomas Newcomen (1712)'s steam engine
Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)
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.
Joseph Monier (1849)
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.
Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester
