Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842)
Thomas Edison (1879)
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
Cathode rays discovered
1858
Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)
Revolutionized the production of steel
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 Newcomen (1712)'s steam engine
Made generators and electrical engines possible
Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill
Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)
Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,
Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine
Began the first regular commercial rail service
William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)
Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.
Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)
cars go vroom
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.
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.
James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal
Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester
John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle
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.
Gasoline refinement
First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.
Joseph Monier (1849)
For the World Exposition in Paris
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)
First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)
1883
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)
This would allow for long-distance communication
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
First steam-powered mill (1779)
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
