Industrial Revolution Inventors duel

Under the Thames

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

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

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

1858

Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents

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

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.

Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph (1877)

Allowed for more sewing, including at-home

For the World Exposition in Paris

Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876) Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, etc.,

Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)

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

Reinforced Concrete

This would allow for long-distance communication

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

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 Edison (1879)

Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine

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.

Cathode rays discovered

First steam-powered mill (1779)

Helped plant crops

According to wikipedia:

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

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

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838) Early form of photography

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

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

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

Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)

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

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

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)

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

Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830) Began the first regular commercial rail service

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.

Cartwright's power loom (1787)

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

Helped plant crops

From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Thomas Newcomen (1712)'s steam 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

Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838) Early form of photography

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

Cathode rays discovered 1858

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

1858

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

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.

Joseph Monier (1849) Reinforced Concrete

Charles Babbage (1834)'s analytic engine First ancestor of the computer

Eiffel Tower (1889)

First steam-powered mill (1779)

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

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