Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)
Under the Thames
Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine
First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)
1883
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.
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.
Helped plant crops
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
Allowed for more sewing, including at-home
Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)
Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message
Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.
Began the first regular commercial rail service
Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)
cars go vroom
Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
Early form of photography
Gasoline refinement
First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.
This would allow for long-distance communication
Cathode rays discovered
Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)
First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.
Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents
Made generators and electrical engines possible
Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.
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.
Revolutionized the production of steel
1858
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
According to wikipedia:
Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
James Watt's efficient steam engine (1765)
Joseph Monier (1849)
Reinforced Concrete
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
