Industrial Revolution Inventors duel

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

Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)

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.

1858

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

Eli Whitney (1793)'s cotton gin

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

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

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

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

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

John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle

Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent

Began the first regular commercial rail service

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

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.

Robert Fulton (1807)'s Clermont

James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny

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

Reinforced Concrete

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

Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)

1858

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)

Thomas Newcomen (1712)'s steam engine

Eiffel Tower (1889) For the World Exposition in Paris

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

Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838) Early form of photography

Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Under the Thames

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

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

James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal

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

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

James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny

Early form of photography

Joseph Monier (1849)

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

Made generators and electrical engines possible

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

Robert Fulton (1807)'s Clermont

cars go vroom

First transatlantic cable completed 1858

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.

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

William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)

1883

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

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