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.

1858

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.

Eiffel Tower (1889) For the World Exposition in Paris

James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny

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

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

Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine

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

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.

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)

Thomas Edison (1879)

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

First steam-powered mill (1779)

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

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

Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837) This would allow for long-distance communication

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

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

1883

1858

Joseph Monier (1849)

Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)

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

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

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

Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838) Early form of photography

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

Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)

Cathode rays discovered 1858

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.

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

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

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.

Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837) This would allow for long-distance communication

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

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

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

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

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838) Early form of photography

First transatlantic cable completed

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

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

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

First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)

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

Eiffel Tower (1889)

First ancestor of the computer

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.

Joseph Monier (1849)

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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