Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842)
Under the Thames
Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents
Made generators and electrical engines possible
Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)
Revolutionized the production of steel
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
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.
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
Early form of photography
Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)
John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle
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)
James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny
Automated thread spinning
First transatlantic cable completed
1858
Cathode rays discovered
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
Allowed for more sewing, including at-home
Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."
Thomas Edison (1879)
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
According to wikipedia:
First steam-powered mill (1779)
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)
cars go vroom
From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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.
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.
Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.
Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine
First ancestor of the computer
Reinforced Concrete
William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)
Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.
Eiffel Tower (1889)
For the World Exposition in Paris
Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)
First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.
Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)
Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester
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.
