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.
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
Early form of photography
Eiffel Tower (1889)
Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
1858
Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents
James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal
Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester
Eli Whitney (1793)'s cotton gin
First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)
James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny
Automated thread spinning
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."
cars go vroom
Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)
This would allow for long-distance communication
First transatlantic cable completed
1858
Joseph Monier (1849)
Reinforced Concrete
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
Allowed for more sewing, including at-home
Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)
First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.
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)
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
More efficient thread spinning
First ancestor of the computer
Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent
Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.
Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
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.
Gasoline refinement
First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.
Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)
Began the first regular commercial rail service
First steam-powered mill (1779)
William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)
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.
