Industrial Revolution Inventors duel

First transatlantic cable completed 1858

Eli Whitney (1793)'s cotton gin

Under the Thames

Early form of photography

Joseph Monier (1849) Reinforced Concrete

Cathode rays discovered 1858

Robert Trevithick (1801)'s steam locomotive demonstration

James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal

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

Hiram Maxim's machine gun (1884)

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

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

Thomas Edison (1879) Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.

Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)

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

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

Automated thread spinning

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

Eiffel Tower (1889) For the World Exposition in Paris

Began the first regular commercial rail service

Allowed for more sewing, including at-home

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

Helped plant crops

This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,

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

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

First ancestor of the computer

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Revolutionized the production of steel

Eiffel Tower (1889)

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

1858

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

Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.

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

Under the Thames

Joseph Monier (1849) Reinforced Concrete

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

Gasoline refinement

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

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

Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester

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.

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)

Began the first regular commercial rail service

Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."

Cathode rays discovered

More efficient thread spinning

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

First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago) 1883

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)

Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837) This would allow for long-distance communication

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

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

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