Industrial Revolution Inventors duel

1883

Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)

Eiffel Tower (1889)

Thomas Newcomen (1712)'s steam engine

Joseph Monier (1849) Reinforced Concrete

Cathode rays discovered

Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)

Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)

Helped plant crops

Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents Made generators and electrical engines possible

Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)

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.

Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine

James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny

Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842) Under the Thames

Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854) Revolutionized the production of steel

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James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal

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.

First steam-powered mill (1779)

More efficient thread spinning

First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.

James Watt's efficient steam engine (1765)

Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."

John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.

Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.

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)

Thomas Edison (1879) Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.

Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851) Allowed for more sewing, including at-home

From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)

Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill

First steam-powered mill (1779) Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.

Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.

Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal

Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854) Revolutionized the production of steel

Joseph Monier (1849) Reinforced Concrete

Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents Made generators and electrical engines possible

Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.

Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)

Eiffel Tower (1889) For the World Exposition in Paris

James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny

First transatlantic cable completed 1858

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.

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.

Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)

John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.

Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769) More efficient thread spinning

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.

Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883) Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838) Early form of photography

Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851) Allowed for more sewing, including at-home

Cartwright's power loom (1787) According to wikipedia:

Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842)

Cathode rays discovered 1858

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.

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