Industrial Revolution Inventors duel

Joseph Monier (1849) Reinforced Concrete

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

Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838) Early form of photography

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.

Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885) cars go vroom

James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny

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.

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

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

First ancestor of the computer

1858

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)

Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)

Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)

Robert Fulton (1807)'s Clermont

First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago) 1883

Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)

Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."

Eli Whitney (1793)'s cotton gin

Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.

Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)

Eiffel Tower (1889)

Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill Helped plant crops

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

Allowed for more sewing, including at-home

Thomas Newcomen (1712)'s steam engine

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

1858

James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester

Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838) Early form of photography

Cathode rays discovered 1858

Began the first regular commercial rail service

Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837) This would allow for long-distance communication

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

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

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

First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago)

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

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.

First transatlantic cable completed 1858

Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill Helped plant crops

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

Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,

Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)

This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,

Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883) 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.

William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)

Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)

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.

For the World Exposition in Paris

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

Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine

James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny Automated thread spinning

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

Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885) cars go vroom

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