Industrial Revolution Inventors duel

Allowed for more sewing, including at-home

Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)

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)

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.

Joseph Monier (1849) Reinforced Concrete

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

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

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

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

1883

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

Cathode rays discovered 1858

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

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

First transatlantic cable completed 1858

James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal

This would allow for long-distance communication

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

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

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

Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent

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.

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

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

Eiffel Tower (1889) For the World Exposition in Paris

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

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

Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883) Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."

Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.

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

Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message

Cathode rays discovered 1858

Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)

Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine

First steam-powered mill (1779) Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.

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.

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

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)

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838) Early form of photography

Joseph Monier (1849) Reinforced Concrete

Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."

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

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

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

Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,

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

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

Thomas Newcomen (1712)'s steam engine

First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)

First transatlantic cable completed 1858

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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