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.
Thomas Edison (1879)
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
Eiffel Tower (1889)
Cathode rays discovered
Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents
Early form of photography
First transatlantic cable completed
1858
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.
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)
William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)
Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
According to wikipedia:
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
This would allow for long-distance communication
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 skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)
1883
Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)
Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,
Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842)
Began the first regular commercial rail service
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.
Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)
cars go vroom
Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message
Reinforced Concrete
John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle
Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)
Revolutionized the production of steel
James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny
First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.
Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)
Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester
Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent
Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.
