Early form of photography
1858
Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)
This would allow for long-distance communication
Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine
First ancestor of the computer
First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)
1883
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)
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.
James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny
Automated thread spinning
Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)
Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."
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.
Thomas Newcomen (1712)'s steam engine
1858
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
Allowed for more sewing, including at-home
Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842)
Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)
Began the first regular commercial rail service
Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent
Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.
James Watt's efficient steam engine (1765)
Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)
cars go vroom
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
More efficient thread spinning
Gasoline refinement
Hiram Maxim's machine gun (1884)
First steam-powered mill (1779)
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.
Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,
According to wikipedia:
James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal
Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester
For the World Exposition in Paris
Made generators and electrical engines possible
