Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,
Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)
Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent
Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.
Allowed for more sewing, including at-home
Reinforced Concrete
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.
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
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.
Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)
First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine
William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)
Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.
1858
Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)
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.
Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents
Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."
First transatlantic cable completed
1858
First steam-powered mill (1779)
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill
Helped plant crops
Under the Thames
Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)
cars go vroom
Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)
John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle
Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.
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)
Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)
Revolutionized the production of steel
James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal
Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
According to wikipedia:
Thomas Edison (1879)
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
