James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny
Automated thread spinning
Eiffel Tower (1889)
Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)
Revolutionized the production of steel
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 Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)
Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent
Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.
Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester
William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)
Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.
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.
Thomas Edison (1879)
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
Gasoline refinement
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.
Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)
This would allow for long-distance communication
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
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.
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
More efficient thread spinning
Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine
First ancestor of the computer
Joseph Monier (1849)
Reinforced Concrete
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
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.
First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.
1883
Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)
Began the first regular commercial rail service
Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents
Made generators and electrical engines possible
Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)
Cathode rays discovered
John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle
Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
Early form of photography
Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842)
