Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
More efficient thread spinning
First transatlantic cable completed
1858
Allowed for more sewing, including at-home
Thomas Newcomen (1712)'s steam engine
Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)
Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
Hiram Maxim's machine gun (1884)
James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal
Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester
First steam-powered mill (1779)
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
Helped plant crops
For the World Exposition in Paris
Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message
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.
Revolutionized the production of steel
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
According to wikipedia:
Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine
First ancestor of the computer
Automated thread spinning
Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)
Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."
Reinforced Concrete
Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent
Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.
First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.
Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)
This would allow for long-distance communication
Thomas Edison (1879)
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
1858
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.
Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)
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)
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
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.
