Eiffel Tower (1889)
For the World Exposition in Paris
Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester
Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)
Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
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)
Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)
Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine
First ancestor of the computer
Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)
Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."
Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)
Began the first regular commercial rail service
First transatlantic cable completed
1858
First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)
1883
Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents
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.
Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)
Revolutionized the production of steel
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.
John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
More efficient thread spinning
Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842)
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.
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
Allowed for more sewing, including at-home
First steam-powered mill (1779)
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message
Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)
Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill
Helped plant crops
Joseph Monier (1849)
Reinforced Concrete
Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
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.
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
Early form of photography
