Industrial Revolution Inventors duel

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

Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)

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

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

First transatlantic cable completed 1858

Eiffel Tower (1889) For the World Exposition in Paris

Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883) Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."

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

Began the first regular commercial rail service

Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine

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

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

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

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

William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792) Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.

Jethro Tull (1708)'s mechanical seed drill

James Watt's efficient steam engine (1765)

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.

John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle

Revolutionized the production of steel

Robert Trevithick (1801)'s steam locomotive demonstration

Allowed for more sewing, including at-home

Cartwright's power loom (1787) According to wikipedia:

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

From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838) Early form of photography

Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent

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.

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.

1883

Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)

cars go vroom

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

Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine

Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867) First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.

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.,

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

Cathode rays discovered 1858

Automated thread spinning

Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877) This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,

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.

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

Joseph Monier (1849) Reinforced Concrete

Early form of photography

Eiffel Tower (1889) For the World Exposition in Paris

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)

William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)

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)

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.

Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851) Allowed for more sewing, including at-home

From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)

First transatlantic cable completed

Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)

Cartwright's power loom (1787)

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.

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

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