Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
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Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769) More efficient thread spinning
Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)
Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine First ancestor of the computer
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)
Robert Trevithick (1801)'s steam locomotive demonstration
Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill Helped plant crops
John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.
First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago) 1883
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent
James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny Automated thread spinning
First transatlantic cable completed
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For the World Exposition in Paris
Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)
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 high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.
Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Cathode rays discovered 1858
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.
Made generators and electrical engines possible
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838) Early form of photography
Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877) This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
Joseph Monier (1849) Reinforced Concrete
Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854) Revolutionized the production of steel
Under the Thames
Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)
Thomas Newcomen (1712)'s steam engine
James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester
Robert Fulton (1807)'s Clermont
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Frozen!
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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.
Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill Helped plant crops
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851) Allowed for more sewing, including at-home
Hiram Maxim's machine gun (1884)
Revolutionized the production of steel
Began the first regular commercial rail service
For the World Exposition in Paris
Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883) Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."
Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877) This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
Joseph Monier (1849) Reinforced Concrete
Cathode rays discovered 1858
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838) Early form of photography
First skyscraper (10 stories tall) (in Chicago) 1883
Boost!
Boost!
Gasoline refinement
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
Under the Thames
Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837) This would allow for long-distance communication
Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents
James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny Automated thread spinning
1858
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 steam-powered mill (1779)
Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)
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.
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876) Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,
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 Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal
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