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.
Robert Fulton (1807)'s Clermont
Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)
cars go vroom
Eiffel Tower (1889)
For the World Exposition in Paris
First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)
Eli Whitney (1793)'s cotton gin
Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine
First ancestor of the computer
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.
From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
According to wikipedia:
Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.
Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842)
Under the Thames
John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle
Thomas Edison (1879)
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
Began the first regular commercial rail service
This would allow for long-distance communication
Allowed for more sewing, including at-home
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
Early form of photography
Gasoline refinement
First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.
First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
More efficient thread spinning
Helped plant crops
Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."
Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)
Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,
First transatlantic cable completed
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)
Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)
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.
Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
