Alfred Nobel's dynamite (1867)
First high explosive that could be safely handled. Useful for mining and clearing areas for infrastructure.
Gugliemo Marconi (1896)'s wireless telegraph patent
Useful for, like, ship distress calls. Say, for example, the one the Titanic sent out.
1883
Made communicating across long distances much easier, but such conversations still had to be done in public, 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.
This is a record player. Useful for music, instructions, etc.,
Singer's first practical sewing machine (1851)
Allowed for more sewing, including at-home
Eiffel Tower (1889)
For the World Exposition in Paris
Henry Bessemir's steel converter (1854)
Revolutionized the production of steel
James Brindley (1761)'s Bridgewater Canal
Allowed for barges to carry coal from Worsely to Manchester
Thomas Edison (1879)
Invented the incandescent lamp. Though he was, in general, prone to rude tendencies.
Helped plant crops
Crompton's "mule" + Spinning jenny and water frame fully automated weaving process. Yeah.
John Kay (1733)'s flying shuttle
Tremendously helped with making weaving easier, used in the putting-out industry at first.
1858
Brooklyn Bridge opened (1883)
Large suspension bridge, "triumph of engineering."
Robert Trevithick (1801)'s steam locomotive demonstration
Marc Brunel's first underwater tunnel (1826-1842)
Karl Benz's internal-combustion automobile engine (1885)
cars go vroom
William Murdock's cool thing he did (1792)
Lit his home using coal gas. Also, he was James Watt's assistant.
Cartwright's power loom (1787)
According to wikipedia:
Reinforced Concrete
First transatlantic cable completed
Michael Faraday (1831)'s discovery of electromagnetic currents
Made generators and electrical engines possible
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.
Gasoline refinement
This would allow for long-distance communication
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.
Eli Whitney (1793)'s cotton gin
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.
