Industrial Revolution Inventors duel

Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)

Robert Trevithick (1801)'s steam locomotive demonstration

Reinforced Concrete

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838) Early form of photography

Hiram Maxim's machine gun (1884)

Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)

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

1858

Under the Thames

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

John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle

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

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.

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

Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)

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

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

1858

Made generators and electrical engines possible

Thomas Newcomen (1712)'s steam engine

James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny

Thomas Edison (1879)

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

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

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.

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

Revolutionized the production of steel

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.

Gasoline refinement

Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)

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.

Eiffel Tower (1889) For the World Exposition in Paris

Cathode rays discovered

Began the first regular commercial rail service

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

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

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

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

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

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.

1883

James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny

John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle

More efficient thread spinning

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

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

Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester

William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)

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

First ancestor of the computer

Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent

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

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

Reinforced Concrete

Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."

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

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.

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