Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)
This would allow for long-distance communication
Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent
Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.
Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)
First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)
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.
For the World Exposition in Paris
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
1858
Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)
First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.
William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)
Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.
According to wikipedia:
James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal
Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)
First steam-powered mill (1779)
Thomas Edison (1879)
Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill
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.
Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine
Joseph Monier (1849)
Reinforced Concrete
Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)
Began the first regular commercial rail service
Made generators and electrical engines possible
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
More efficient thread spinning
Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message
From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Hiram Maxim's machine gun (1884)
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
Allowed for more sewing, including at-home
Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)
Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,
1858
cars go vroom
Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842)
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)
