Industrial Revolution Inventors duel

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.

For the World Exposition in Paris

James Watt's efficient steam engine (1765)

Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine

Cathode rays discovered

Allowed for more sewing, including at-home

Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.

Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830) Began the first regular commercial rail service

Gasoline refinement

Revolutionized the production of steel

From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester

Hiram Maxim's machine gun (1884)

John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.

Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)

Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769) More efficient thread spinning

Thomas Edison (1879) Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.

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

Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867) First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.

Under the Thames

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.

Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.

First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)

Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877) This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,

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.

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

William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)

Automated thread spinning

Helped plant crops

Reinforced Concrete

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)

Hiram Maxim's machine gun (1884)

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

For the World Exposition in Paris

Thomas Edison (1879) Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.

Gasoline refinement

Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill

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

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

Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830) Began the first regular commercial rail service

Reinforced Concrete

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

Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)

First steam-powered mill (1779) Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.

Made generators and electrical engines possible

Cathode rays discovered 1858

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.

John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle

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.

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

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.

James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester

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.

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838) Early form of photography

This would allow for long-distance communication

Automated thread spinning

Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)

Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877) This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,

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

Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867) First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.

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