Industrial Revolution Inventors duel

First transatlantic cable completed 1858

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

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

This would allow for long-distance communication

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

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 (1901) transatlantic radio message From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

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

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

Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)

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

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

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

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

Helped plant crops

Robert Fulton (1807)'s Clermont

Cathode rays discovered 1858

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

According to wikipedia:

James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny

Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,

First steam-powered mill (1779)

Eli Whitney (1793)'s cotton gin

Eiffel Tower (1889)

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)

Joseph Monier (1849) Reinforced Concrete

Thomas Edison (1879)

Early form of photography

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

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.

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.

Eiffel Tower (1889)

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.

This would allow for long-distance communication

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.

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

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

Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)

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

Cathode rays discovered 1858

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

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838) Early form of photography

Thomas Newcomen (1712)'s steam engine

Joseph Monier (1849)

Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester

Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,

Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)

Robert Trevithick (1801)'s steam locomotive demonstration

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

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

Automated thread spinning

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

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

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

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

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