Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)
Began the first regular commercial rail service
Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.
First transatlantic cable completed
1858
Daguerre's daguerrotype (1838)
Early form of photography
Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents
Made generators and electrical engines possible
Thomas Edison (1879)
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
James Hargreaves (1765)'s spinning jenny
Automated thread spinning
William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)
Richard Arkwright's water frame (1769)
More efficient thread spinning
Reinforced Concrete
Hiram Maxim's machine gun (1884)
Alexander Graham Bell's telephone (1876)
James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal
Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester
Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842)
Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)
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
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.
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)
Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)
Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."
Eiffel Tower (1889)
For the World Exposition in Paris
Robert Fulton (1807)'s Clermont
Eli Whitney (1793)'s cotton gin
First steam-powered mill (1779)
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
Samuel F. B. Morse's telegraph and Morse Code (1837)
This would allow for long-distance communication
Helped plant crops
Gugliemo Marconi (1901) transatlantic radio message
Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)
Revolutionized the production of steel
