Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)
Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."
First transatlantic cable completed
Robert Trevithick (1801)'s steam locomotive demonstration
James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal
Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester
Eiffel Tower (1889)
For the World Exposition in Paris
1858
First steam-powered mill (1779)
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
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.
Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)
Began the first regular commercial rail service
1883
Gasoline refinement
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.
cars go vroom
Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents
Made generators and electrical engines possible
Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message
From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)
This would allow for long-distance communication
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
Under the Thames
Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine
First ancestor of the computer
Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill
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.
Reinforced Concrete
Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)
