Industrial Revolution Inventors duel

Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851) Allowed for more sewing, including at-home

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

Joseph Monier (1849)

Early form of photography

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

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

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

Helped plant crops

First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)

Cathode rays discovered 1858

Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876) Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,

Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message

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

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

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

According to wikipedia:

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.

Revolutionized the production of steel

James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny Automated thread spinning

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.

James Watt's efficient steam engine (1765)

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

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

Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)

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

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

First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.

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

Eiffel Tower (1889) For the World Exposition in Paris

Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)

Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."

Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.

Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)

First ancestor of the computer

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.

Eiffel Tower (1889) For the World Exposition in Paris

1858

Began the first regular commercial rail service

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838) Early form of photography

Cartwright's power loom (1787)

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

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

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

First transatlantic cable completed

Automated thread spinning

Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent

More efficient thread spinning

Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)

Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876) Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,

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.

Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill

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

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)

Revolutionized the production of steel

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

Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents

Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message

Thomas Newcomen (1712)'s steam engine

Joseph Monier (1849)

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