Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
Early form of photography
Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)
Revolutionized the production of steel
This would allow for long-distance communication
Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,
James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal
Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester
Eiffel Tower (1889)
For the World Exposition in Paris
Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message
From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Thomas Edison (1879)
First occurred in 1850. Gasoline is an important fuel source.
Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)
cars go vroom
Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842)
Under the Thames
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.
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
Eli Whitney (1793)'s cotton gin
Cathode rays discovered
Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."
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.
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.
Thomas Newcomen (1712)'s steam engine
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.
William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)
Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.
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)
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
More efficient thread spinning
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine
First ancestor of the computer
John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle
Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.
Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill
Helped plant crops
Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)
Joseph Monier (1849)
Reinforced Concrete
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
