Joseph Monier (1849)
Reinforced Concrete
cars go vroom
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
Allowed for more sewing, including at-home
Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)
Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."
Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message
From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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.
Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)
First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal
Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle
Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.
Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent
Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.
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.
Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842)
Under the Thames
Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)
Revolutionized the production of steel
Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
Gasoline refinement
First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.
Made generators and electrical engines possible
Eiffel Tower (1889)
Automated thread spinning
First transatlantic cable completed
1858
This would allow for long-distance communication
Robert Trevithick (1801)'s steam locomotive demonstration
Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill
Helped plant crops
1883
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
Early form of photography
Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)
Cathode rays discovered
1858
